Monday February 2, 2009

The report out of PA is that we will have six more weeks of winter.  We can only hope that the economy would have the same fate.  Mid America Health Inc, has weathered the economic winter so far and working to position ourselves for the coming year.  Government contracting and the prison industry has traditionally been recession proof but in these economic times normalcy doesn’t seem to be standing true.  We are fortunate that we have not had any layoffs, cutbacks in services or benefits to our employees.  We were very fortunate to be able to renew or health benefit policy with a very small increase, (at a time when national average is 3%) of which the company chose not to pass on to the employees.  We would ask for all employees to help in keeping health cost down in the coming year.  One way you as employee can help is to make the choice to live a healthier lifestyle.  Our employee assistance program (EAP) can provide you with excellent information on healthy living. You may reach them at 800-822-4847 or on the web at www.lifeserviceseap.com.

Happy Ground Hog Day!!!

Jose Lopez attended the IDA’s annual Career Network Seminar held on January 23, 2009.  He thoroughly enjoyed meeting the students and practicing dentists and even offered them a tour of a correctional facility.  Jose spoke with many of the attendee’s about the rewards and benefits of working in a correctional environment.  Many dentists don’t realize how rewarding prison dentistry can be or how grateful the patients are for their treatment.