According to a new study from the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, unhealthy workers with hypertension and diabetes are costing Nashville-area businesses a whopping $500 million annually. With Nashville firmly established as the healthcare capital of the Southeast, one might think that these companies would place a higher importance on employee wellness than companies in other industries – and they do. “Healthcare organizations by their nature are dedicated to wellness,” said Scott Phillips, managing director at Nashville-based Healthcare Management Partners. “So as a healthcare organization, it’s the right thing to do to offer wellness programs to employees and encourage them to adopt it.”
Nashville’s healthcare companies set the bar for wellness initiatives
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