Lubbock Company Ahead of the Healthcare Curve
By: Terri Furman
Updated: January 16, 2013
Local wind turbine manufacturer VTS opened a new health clinic free for its employees this week.
It's an idea board chairman Doug Allen said he got after the man who trained him had to retire because of his poor health.
"When he
retired his health condition was so poor he had to go home and sit on his front
porch because his coronary disease and diabetes was so bad," Allen said. "So we pledged to
ourselves that this would never happen to our employees again."
All of the clinic's services are free to the company's 105 employees and their families.
"The cost is actually very inexpensive. and it's increased our productivity over 300% and has reduced the cost of living for our employees."
