St. Joseph’s/Candler and Hyundai have entered into an agreement for the health system to operate a 7,700 square-foot medical center inside the future Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America EV Plant, being constructed in Bryan County, Georgia, to help plant employees stay their healthiest.
St. Joseph’s/Candler medical professionals already operate a temporary clinic at the worksite and will expand as the Metaplant development expands. The new facility is expected to open May 2024.
The medical center will be a full-service clinic for the employees of the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America. But it will be far more than just a convenient primary care office. It will provide:
- Primary care services
- Occupational health services
- Work injury care services
- Pharmacy dispensary
- New employee health check-ups
- Physical therapy
- Injury surveillance testing (hearing, vision, pulmonary function, etc.)
- Injury prevention and wellness management
- Chronic disease management
- Diagnostics such as X-ray and EKG
- Drug screening and other lab testing
The clinic will be open Monday-Friday for eight hours coinciding with the first shift. This will expand to 16 hours a day and two shifts and eventually will cover 24 hours, five days a week. St. Joseph’s/Candler has hired a full-time, onsite medical director for the medical center who will be supported by a full-time staff of nurse practitioners, medical assistants, nurses, physical therapists and athletic trainers.
