New Wellness Center is the latest edition of St. Joseph Hoag Health’s
pioneering integrated medical care and lifestyle management for worksite
wellness
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2015--
Expanding on St. Joseph Hoag Health’s successful efforts to bring health
and wellness services directly into the workplaces, Masimo (NASDAQ:
MASI) has teamed with the integrated health care system to bring a new
wellness center to its worldwide headquarters at 52 Discovery in Irvine,
California. The new Masimo Wellness Center will offer wellness services
beginning August 25, 2015 and medical services will begin in September
2015. The center is staffed daily by a full-time wellness coach and
registered nurse.
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The center will serve 550 employees located in Irvine. The walk-in
facility offers integrated wellness and medical services ranging from
health coaching, education, and screenings to onsite lab draws and flu
shots. The center uniquely features telehealth that allows for primary
episodic care for common illnesses and conditions, all delivered
virtually through St. Joseph Hoag Health’s telemedicine network. St.
Joseph Hoag Health manages the center and provides clinical and
operations expertise.
“We are excited about this new addition to our wellness program,” stated
Joe Kiani, Founder and CEO of Masimo. “Our team consists of talented
individuals who are passionate about saving lives. They go above and
beyond each and every day. This new wellness center is designed to help
our team stay healthy. When we looked at offering medical services
onsite, we immediately thought of St. Joseph Hoag Health.”
“Access and convenience are cited as top reasons why employees don’t
seek health care – it just doesn’t fit readily into busy daily
routines,” said Richard Afable, MD, MPH, president & CEO of St. Joseph
Hoag Health. “St. Joseph Hoag Health is committed to partnering with
companies to improve workforce health through the effective management
of overall costs.”
“Our collaboration with Masimo is another exciting step forward in our
commitment to help people live healthier lives by being more available
to them where they work and live,” said Annette Walker, Executive Vice
President of Strategic Services for St. Joseph Hoag Health. “The
wellness center concept is about connecting with people within the
ordinary patterns of their lives. Doing so provides powerful
opportunities for us to make it easier for individuals – and businesses
and our communities – to better maintain health and overall well-being.”
St. Joseph Hoag Health operates four other wellness centers in Orange
County, all of which have been launched within the past year. This
includes the DRIVE Wellness Center for Western Digital, which opened in
July 2015 at the company’s international headquarters in Irvine. The
other wellness centers (called Wellness Corners) are also in Irvine at
the Jamboree Center business complex, The Village Irvine Spectrum
apartments and the Park Place corporate office of St. Joseph Health (the
parent organization of St. Joseph Hoag Health).
About St. Joseph Hoag Health
St. Joseph Hoag Health is a historic alliance for Orange County, laying
the foundation for sweeping changes in the delivery and accessibility of
high quality health care. Combined, St. Joseph Hoag Health has earned
some of the highest honors for medical care, including Magnet
designation for many of its hospitals (the highest honor bestowed to
hospitals for nursing excellence). Drawing upon the strengths of
renowned health care organizations, St. Joseph Hoag Health focuses on
meeting the big challenges of health care today, including expanding
access, improving wellness and preventive services, ensuring quality and
developing more efficient methods in the delivery of care. The network
includes flagship hospitals (Hoag Newport Beach, Hoag Irvine, Hoag
Orthopedic Institute, Mission Hospital Mission Viejo, Mission HospitalLaguna Beach, St. Joseph Hospital Orange and St. Jude Medical Center),
eight medical groups and physician networks and numerous outpatient and
urgent care facilities in Orange County. The network is also affiliated
with CHOC Children’s and CHOC Children’s at Mission Hospital.
About Masimo
Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) is the global leader in innovative noninvasive
monitoring technologies that significantly improve patient care –
helping solve “unsolvable” problems. In 1995, the company debuted
Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, known as Masimo
SET®, which virtually eliminated false alarms and increased pulse
oximetry's ability to detect life-threatening events. More than 100
independent and objective studies have shown that Masimo SET®
outperforms other pulse oximetry technologies, even under the most
challenging clinical conditions, including patient motion and low
peripheral perfusion. In 2005, Masimo introduced rainbow Pulse
CO-Oximetry technology, allowing noninvasive and continuous monitoring
of blood constituents that previously could only be measured invasively,
including total hemoglobin (SpHb®), oxygen content (SpOC™),
carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO®), methemoglobin (SpMet®), and Pleth Variability
Index (PVI®), in addition to SpO2, pulse rate, and perfusion index (PI).
Additional information about Masimo and its products may be found at www.masimo.com.
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Source: Masimo
St. Joseph Hoag Health
Susan Solomon, 716-616-4567
susan.solomon@stjoe.org
or
Masimo
Irene
Paigah, 858-859-7001
irenep@masimo.com