In a nutshell
The worksite clinic will provide in-house medical services to RRISD employees, Chief of Human Resources Eddie Curran said. The contract states services will begin Jan. 14, with an initial contract period of four years. After this initial term, the contract will renew for one year at a time until either the district or Marathon Health chooses to terminate it, the document states.
The contract also includes a provision to allow the district to scale services in the event of a layoff or increase in headcount.
The details
The clinic will be located at 1551 E. Old Settler's Blvd., Round Rock, which is currently under construction, and occupy suites 210, 220 and 230.
It will provide a variety of services to district staff, including:
- Primary and preventative care
- Men's and women's health
- Mental health
- General wellness
- Condition management
- Urgent care
- Pharmacy
Remember this?
In June, Curran said the effort is a cost containment measure, as the district has observed a 15% increase in health costs since 2021 under its current self-funded health insurance.
Curran said having a worksite health clinic available to employees will help reduce out-of-pocket costs to district staff, as well as wait times. It will also ease access to preventative care, he said.
This has a direct impact on students, he said, when teachers have to take time off to receive care.
"The teacher is the decisive element at all times," Curran said in June. "When a teacher is absent due to taking care of their medical needs, that has an impact on student learning."
