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For 14th time Medcan named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies! Since 2010, Medcan has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, achieving Platinum Club status since 2017. Canada’s Best Managed Companies is a leading business awards program presented by Deloitte after reviewing hundreds of entrepreneurial companies who compete for this designation in a rigorous and independent process. Medcan would like to extend our thanks to our talented group of employees across the organization whose invaluable contribution helped us achieve this accomplishment. You can learn more about Canada’s Best Managed Companies and find Medcan under the 2023 Platinum Club winners: https://bit.ly/3B9GI
We are so proud of our Medcan Fitness team and their dedication and impact to our communities! The team took part in this year’s Guts + Glory The Ultimate Brain + Brawn Challenge, where they raised $10k for Covenant House Toronto. The challenge is designed to encourage teamwork and build team spirit. During this year’s challenge, the teams endured physical obstacles and mental challenges to test their strategy, collaboration, and physical mental toughness. If you’d like to learn more about this year’s challenge, please visit https://bit.ly/3SM9tej
On January 19th, Medcanners came together for our first Town Hall of the year. Our leadership team recapped a successful end to 2022 before diving into the theme of this quarter’s townhall – awards and recognition. During this town hall, we awarded the Medcan Values Awards to three Medcanners who radiated their positive influences on the company, their teams, and our clients. The Excellence in Internal Client Service Values Award recognizes a Medcanner that has made the most difference internally to our teams and company. The Excellence in External Client Service Values Award recognizes a Medcanner that has made the most difference externally to our clients. The Inspiration Values Award recognizes a Medcanner that has demonstrated inspiration through to their outstanding accomplishments in their personal, professional or community service area. A huge congratulations to our Values Awards winners and the entire Medcan team for making our first Town Hall of 2023 a great success.
What can I do After my first dose? Wondering how your daily life will be different while you wait for your second shot? Medcan Chief Medical Officer Dr. Peter Nord provides guidance in the attached article on how much protection you get from your first shot, does it protect against the new variants, and whether you can still transmit the virus.
Medcan’s philosophy of Live Well, For Life applies not only to our clients, but also our valued staff members. We offer special employee rates on fitness sessions, specialty services, and a complimentary membership to our clinic to name a few. Throughout the first months of the pandemic, we launched a weekly mindfulness and stress management webinar as well as our Safe@Work program, designed to safely return our staff back to the clinic and the office. We have recently added new employee perks to continue to help them Live Well, For Life. This includes complimentary group fitness and yoga sessions as well as an on-site healthy lunch program provided by our own food and catering brand, Nourish. We believe living healthier is possible. Our enhanced benefits package is just one of the reasons why we continue to be one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies!
Medcan believes in the Power of Prevention. The Annual Health Assessment is designed to identify trends and determine risk factors and early disease before symptoms arise. Of 20,000 Annual Health Assessments performed each year, 74 per cent had at least one unrecognized risk factor discovered. To gain a complete understanding of your current health and immune function, click on the link to learn more. #powerofprevention #health #wellness #healthcare
We can all help Stop The Spread. That's why at Medcan, we're taking extraordinary measures to ensure we Keep Clients Safe. In addition to standard temperature checks, a pulse oximeter is used upon entry to detect low blood oxygen levels — a sign of early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia — before the onset of more progressive symptoms. By implementing best-in-class procedures, the likelihood of earlier detection increases, and preventive action can be taken.
The #COVID19 vaccine prompts a lot of questions. How effective should we expect it to be? How long will its protection last? Will it be safe? Has Canada secured enough doses, from the right pharmaceutical companies? And perhaps the single biggest issue: When will a vaccine actually arrive for Canadians? On Episode 31 of Shaun Francis' Eat Move Think, executive producer Christopher Shulgan interviews Medcan's Dr. Jason Abrams to investigate how vaccines work, and provide answers on the race to solve the global pandemic. Link to the full episode below:
Medcan is among the first in Canada to secure access to a type of COVID-19 antibody testing approved by Health Canada and previously unavailable in this country. In a special webinar geared to employers, Medcan Chief Medical Officer Dr. Peter Nord and Chief Risk Officer Michael Seliga provide guidance and answer questions on when antibody testing makes sense.
Protecting you and your family will always remain a priority. Click the link to of Coronavirus FAQ.
