City of Germantown Hopes to Open Own Health Clinic

The city of Germantown, Tennessee, is hoping to open its own employee health clinic, according to a local news report.City Administrator Patrick Lawton told the Commercial-Appeal newspaper that the purpose of the clinic is to steer employees toward a primary-care physician instead of emergency rooms, and keep interruption of their work days to a minimum. Lawton said the clinic is a goal for next fiscal year.“It’s much more efficient and a heck of a lot cheaper, we think,” he said. City Human Resources Director Susan Hopson said employee emergency-room visits cost the city mor...