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District picks Marathon Health to run staff on-site clinic; aims to open June 2026
Summary
Olathe Public Schools recommended partnering with Marathon Health to open an on-site clinic for staff at the Innovation Campus to improve access, reduce costs and support mental and physical health; staff projected June 2026 opening pending board approval.
Olathe Public Schools staff recommended the board approve a partnership with Marathon Health to open an on-site clinic for employees, citing staff survey results, claims data and the potential for improved access to preventive and behavioral care.
Why it matters: District leaders said staff mental-health and musculoskeletal conditions, higher-than-average chronic-condition prevalence and increased ER/urgent-care utilization drove the effort. The district framed the clinic as a recruitment and retention tool that could reduce health-care costs and absenteeism while increasing employee satisfaction.
Details and rationale: Dr. Seidt (district staff leading the proposal) told the board that the district’s 2023 EPIC staff survey and subsequent district dialogues identified mental-health and wellbeing as top concerns. Claims data reviewed…
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