2013 Employee Benefits Guidebook - Administration Home
2013 Employee Benefits Guidebook - Administration Home
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<strong>Employee</strong>/Retiree Health Centers<br />
<strong>Employee</strong>s, retirees, spouses and children enrolled in the County’s medical plan can receive high<br />
quality health care services through the El Paso County <strong>Employee</strong> Health Centers (Clinics), operated<br />
by Take Care Health Systems..<br />
El Paso County <strong>Employee</strong> Health Centers compliment your medical insurance benefits, providing<br />
you with comprehensive, affordable, convenient and excellent health care. Two Board Certified<br />
Family Physicians and a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner provide service at both El Paso County<br />
<strong>Employee</strong> Health Centers. This program works in collaboration with both providers and your<br />
medical insurance benefits to ensure that you receive the very best in health care. The Health<br />
Centers offer acute care as well as a variety of preventive health and wellness educational services.<br />
When appropriate, the Health Centers can also make referrals to Specialists. The Health Center<br />
Physicians and Nurse Practitioners can also write prescriptions.<br />
Health Center copays are only $10.00 for both nurse practitioner and PCP visits! Other medical<br />
services, such as immunizations and vaccinations, may carry an additional cost.<br />
Ensuring your privacy and maintaining confidentiality is assured — strict adherence to HIPAA<br />
guidelines ensures all personal medical information obtained by the Health Centers and pharmacies<br />
is protected and kept completely confidential.<br />
Following are just a few examples of the many services offered:<br />
Health Center Services include:<br />
Comprehensive Individual/Family Primary Care<br />
Urgent and Acute Care (flu, fever, viral<br />
infections, nausea, cuts, sprains/strains)<br />
Preventive Health (annual adult and children<br />
physicals)<br />
Disease Management<br />
Stress Management Counseling<br />
Smoking Cessation Counseling<br />
Wellness Education / Support<br />
Referrals to specialists<br />
Vaccinations, Injections & Laboratory Services<br />
<strong>2013</strong> <strong>Employee</strong> Benefit <strong>Guidebook</strong><br />
Updated October <strong>2013</strong>
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