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source: NREIonline

In line with an interesting trend among major technology companies in the U.S., Cisco has added an onsite health care center to its San Jose headquarters campus.

The facility is operated by a third party medical group offering primary care, pediatric, nutritional and other health-related services to the 17,000 Cisco employees on campus.

The new building, called LifeConnections Center, is gold LEED certified and features telecommunications equipment hard-wired into the building for video conferencing and medical record transfer services offered to employees both on campus and offsite. The center features wireless check in at the front desk, online scheduling and electronic medical record tracking.

Costing a cool $38 million, LifeConnections Center occupies 24,000 square feet of a 112,000 square foot building that has been retrofitted for health care services. The balance of the building is dedicated to fitness (gym) and childcare services for employees.

Corporate campus health facilities have been gaining traction as companies start to tackle the  issues associated with employee health care (costs, lost productivity, recruit/retain). The goal is to achieve significant savings off of medical plans and improve the health status among employees.  Intel and Pitney Bowes have also opened medical facilities on their HQ campuses.

For the complete story and details on the extensive technology built into the facility, click here  http://budurl.com/krnc