CHD Meridian Healthcare Opens On-site Family Medical Center and Pharmacy for Coushatta Casino Resort.CHADDS FORD Chadds Ford: see Brandywine, battle of the. , Pa. -- I-trax, Inc. (Amex: DMX See DMX512. ), a leader in integrated health and productivity management, announced today that CHD CHD coronary heart disease. ChD abbr. Latin Chirurgiae Doctor (Doctor of Surgery) CHD, n.pr See disease, coronary heart. CHD canine hip dysplasia. Meridian Healthcare, an I-trax company, has opened a Family Medical Center and Pharmacy for the Coushatta Tribe at its Coushatta Casino Resort in Kinder, Louisiana Kinder is a town in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,148 at the 2000 census. Geography Kinder is located at (30.486696, -92.846779)GR1. . The on-site facility, which began seeing patients today, is operated, managed and staffed by CHD Meridian Healthcare. The facility provides employer-dedicated pharmacy and primary care services to approximately 5,700 casino employees and their dependents, and Coushatta tribal members. "The Coushatta Tribe is being proactive by providing this medical center and pharmacy. We want to do everything we can for our associates and tribal members to increase access to top quality health care and make it more affordable for all concerned," stated Lovelin Poncho, Coushatta tribal chairman. "Providing our associates and their dependents with convenient access to high-quality healthcare is extremely important to us," explained Dan Weindruch, general manager of Coushatta Casino Resort. "CHD Meridian Healthcare is a recognized leader in operating on-site healthcare facilities and has an extremely qualified staff to provide medical services to our valued associates and help us reduce our continually increasing healthcare benefit costs." "We are proud to be able to serve the healthcare needs of tribal members and casino associates and their dependents through the Family Medical Center and Pharmacy," stated E. Stuart Clark Stuart Rupert Clark (born 28 September 1975, Sutherland, New South Wales) is an Australian Test cricketer who plays for the New South Wales Blues and Hampshire. He bowls right-arm fast medium deliveries. , executive vice president of On-site Healthcare Services for CHD Meridian Healthcare. "The Coushatta Tribe has taken a major step to improve the quality of care, lower absenteeism rates, increase worker productivity and reduce employee health costs by providing convenient access to high quality care for its casino associates and tribal members." About I-trax I-trax is a leading provider of integrated health and productivity management solutions formed by the merger of I-trax Health Management Solutions and CHD Meridian Healthcare. Serving nearly 100 clients at over 180 locations nationwide, I-trax offers wellness, disease management and on-site services. I-trax provides a comprehensive solution specifically designed for every individual regardless of location. The company is focused on improving health, satisfaction and productivity for individuals, while lowering the direct and indirect costs Indirect costs are costs that are not directly accountable to a particular function or product; these are fixed costs. Indirect costs include taxes, administration, personnel and security costs. See also
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