Amazon announced a pilot program to provide accessible primary care services to its employees by opening 20 Neighborhood Health Centers in cities across the US. In this article, the author explains that Amazon’s employee benefits program provides comprehensive health care beginning on the first day of employment and hints at the need for flexible care options given the large number of employees and varied work schedules.
Amazon has approximately 175 fulfillment and operations centers across the country and as of April 30th, Geekwire reports Amazon has 935,000 full-and part-time employees. If the pilot is successful, Amazon will expand the number of facilities accordingly. Access to care has many components; close proximity and extended hours are two important factors that seem to be addressed by the Neighborhood Health Center program.