Kingston Wharves Launches Cutting-Edge Employee Medical Centre: A New Era of Workplace Wellness Begins!

Monday, January 29, 2024

Kingston Wharves has expanded its emergency medical services to its employees by officially opening a medical centre at its Kingport location. The facility which is being operated in partnership with Medical Associates Hospital, is also complemented by an ambulance service which is already in operation and wellness information sessions.

KWL’s CEO Mark Williams officially opened the facility along with Toni Cooke, Vice President of Strategic Growth and Operations at the Medical Associates Hospital. Mr. Williams emphasised KWL’s commitment to supporting its team members in achieving good health and positive wellness.  “This facility is part of our corporate wellness strategy geared at enhancing the health, safety and well-being of our employees.  Having a medical centre and an ambulance service on site is vital for a port terminal both from a preventative health care standpoint and to save lives through an active and accessible emergency response mechanism.”

The centre will bring under one umbrella, the health services already offered by KWL to its team members but currently out-sourced as well as to provide access to a wider range of new services.

Outlining the full list of services offered by the health centre, Mrs. Walcott-Samuels disclosed that in addition to annual employee medicals, the facility will offer, pre-employment medicals, assessment medicals and executive medicals.  It will also facilitate 24-hour satellite medical services, optical services, non-routine visits, ambulance service, random recreational drug testing, prescription drugs, health and wellness programmes and an ambulance service.

In her comments, Mrs. Cooke of the Medical Associates Hospital expressed delight at the partnership with Kingston Wharves and the hospital’s continued journey of supporting corporate entities in increasing overall employee engagement and productivity. “This is a landmark partnership for Medical Associates Hospital because Kingston Wharves is our first corporate client to take advantage of all our major services in a bundle: an on-site clinic, ambulance service and wellness seminars,” Mrs. Cooke noted. “By extending beyond traditional healthcare, Medical Associates and Kingston Wharves recognize that a proactive and convenient corporate wellness strategy is key to employee wellbeing and productivity.   As partners, we are also aligned around our focus on preventative healthcare. By including annual medicals to detect potential health issues early, our wellness presentations and reviews of injury/illness reports, we aim to cultivate a culture of health awareness and proactive personal healthcare.” she stated.