BI DIRECTORY OF EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: (V, W, Y )

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VMC Behavioral Healthcare Services
100 S. Greenleaf, Gurnee,
Ill. 60031; 847-249-1900;
fax: 847-249-2772
Staff
Salaried employees165
Includes: 4 psychiatrists, 18 psychologists, 118 social workers, 18 marriage/family/child counselors, 6 professional/mental health counselors, 1 physician
Contracted professionals12,899
Includes: 3,543 psychiatrists, 4,554 psychologists, 3,896 social workers, 728 marriage/family/child counselors, 148 professional/mental health counselors, 32 physicians
EAP clients
Total175
Lives covered at year-end 19961,650,000
Employees550,000
Dependents1,100,000
Revenues
Total 1996$11,000,000
Total 1995$10,000,000
EAP services80%
Other20%
Services began: 1976.
Parent: Vasquez Management Group.
For profit.
Assessments & treatments: Standard services.
Standard services, including physical fitness/exercise.
Standard services.
Counseling sites: EAP facilities, practitioners' offices, phone counseling.
Service area: United States, Canada, South America.
Reporting: Quarterly, by request.
Billing: Capitated fee.
Officers: Mary Vasquez, president; Joe Honor, vp-operations; Peter Jacobs, vp-marketing/sales; Dick McCrary, vp-human resources; Dan Kennedy, controller.
Contact: Peter Jacobs.
VRI
3011 Palmer St., Missoula,
Mont. 59802; 406-721-0291;
fax: 406-543-0020
Staff
Salaried employees180
Includes: 1 psychiatrist, 4 psychologists, 27 social workers, 34 professional/mental health counselors, 1 physician
Contracted professionals197
Includes: 10 psychiatrists, 24 psychologists, 83 social workers, 14 marriage/family/child counselors, 66 professional/mental health counselors, 14 physicians
EAP clients
Lives covered at year-end 1996700,000
Revenues
Total 1996$9,000,000
Total 1995$7,000,000
EAP services50%
Other50%
Services began: 1987.
For profit.
Assessments & treatments: Standard services, excluding financial concerns.
Educational/general services: Standard services, excluding drug-free workplace regulatory adherence.
Counseling sites: Selected worksites, EAP facilities, practitioners' offices, phone counseling.
Service area: Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, parts of Washington.
Reporting: Monthly, quarterly, by request.
Billing: Capitated fee.
Officers: Clifford G. Larsen, president; Dee Dee Gianchetta, executive vp/COO.
Contact: John Balsam, director-marketing.
Value Behavioral Health Inc.
3110 Fairview Park Drive S., Falls Church, Va. 22042; 703-205-7000; fax: 703-876-5644
Staff
Salaried employees130
Includes: 130 social workers
Contracted professionals2,052
Includes: 570 psychiatrists/psychologists, 1,207 social workers, 249 marriage/family/child counselors
EAP clients
Total760
Lives covered at year-end 19964,550,000
Employees1,820,000
Dependents2,730,000
Revenues
Total 1996$214,000,000
Total 1995$217,000,000
EAP services10.7%
Other89.3%
Services began: 1973.
Parent: Value Health Inc.
For profit.
Assessments & treatments: Standard services.
Stress management, alcohol awareness, drug/chemical awareness, AIDS awareness.
Standard services, including psychiatric disability review and psychiatric workers comp review.
Counseling sites: EAP facilities, practitioners' offices, phone counseling.
Service area: United States.
Reporting: Annually, semiannually, by request.
Billing: Capitated fee, $0.21 to $0.47 per employee per month; fee for service; administrative services only.
Officers: Charlton Tooke, CEO; Tina Blasi, COO-commercial sector; Julie Bigelow, executive vp-corporate development; Scott Yturria, CFO; Edith Jardine, COO-public sector.
Veterans Memorial Medical Center (East Campus)
883 Paddock Ave., Meriden,
Conn. 06450; 203-630-5358; fax: 203-634-7088
Staff
Salaried employees3
Includes: 1 social worker, 2 professional/mental health counselors
Contracted professionals6
Includes: 1 psychologist, 3 social workers, 2 professional/mental health counselors
Total25
Employees14,500
Revenues
Total 1996$180,000
Total 1995$175,000
EAP services100%
Services began: 1980.
Not for profit.
Assessments & treatments: Standard services, critical incident stress.
Health promotion: Smoking cessation, nutrition/weight control, stress management, alcohol awareness, drug/chemical awareness, health risk appraisal.
Educational/general services: Standard services.
Counseling sites: Selected worksites, EAP facilities, practitioners' offices.
Specialties: Health care organizations.
Service area: Connecticut.
Reporting: Quarterly.
Billing: Flat fee, fee for service.
Contact: George (Bud) Wassell, director-EAP.
Vincam-Psych/Care EAP
2850 Douglas Road, Coral Gables, Fla. 33134; 800-962-4404;
fax: 800-370-1116
Staff
Salaried employees20
Includes: 1 psychiatrist, 1 psychologist, 5 social workers, 2 professional/mental health counselors
Contracted professionals2,842
Includes: 353 psychiatrists, 689 psychologists, 1,200 social workers, 600 marriage/family/child counselors
EAP clients
Total53
Lives covered at year-end 1996250,000
Employees200,000
Dependents50,000
Revenues
Total 1996$7,100,000
Total 1995$4,300,000
EAP services8%
Other92%
Services began: 1988.
Parent: The Vincam Group Inc.
For profit.
Assessments & treatments: Standard services.
Health promotion: Smoking cessation, stress management, alcohol awareness, drug/chemical awareness.
Educational/general services: Supervisor training, drug-free workplace regulatory adherence, workplace problem identification, psychiatric workers compensation review.
Counseling sites: Selected worksites, practitioners' offices, phone counseling, critical incident stress debriefing.
Service area: United States.
Reporting: Quarterly.
Billing: Capitated fee.
Officers: Carlos Saladrigas, CEO; Jose Sanchez, area vp; Andrea Velasquez, president-managed care; Steve Barlow, vp-client partnerships; Dr. Rodolfo Hernandez, medical director.
Contact: Anne T. LeBlanc, director-marketing/sales.
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Wheeler Clinic Employee Assistance Program
91 Northwest Drive, Plainville,
Conn. 06062; 800-522-3271 ext. 3815; fax: 800-793-3554
Staff
Salaried employees212
Includes: 1 psychiatrist, 4 psychologists, 28 social workers, 8 marriage/family/child counselors
Contracted professionals13
Includes: 8 psychiatrists, 2 psychologists, 3 social workers
Total78
Lives covered at year-end 1996100,000
Employees25,000
Dependents75,000
Revenues
Total 1996$10,500,000
Total 1995$10,500,000
EAP services5%
Other95%
Services began: 1975.
Not for profit.
Standard services.
Standard services, including physical fitness/exercise.
Standard services.
Counseling sites: All worksites, selected worksites, practitioners' offices.
Specialties: Mid- to large-size businesses.
Service area: United States.
Reporting: Quarterly, annually, as requested.
Billing: Capitated fee, $20 to $37 per employee per year; fee for service.
Officers: Ronald Bucchi, chairman; Janis Neri, vice chairman; Noreen Schumann, treasurer; Alfannie Kennedy, secretary; Dennis Keenan, executive director.
Contact: Marlene Dube, general manager.
Gary L. Wood
& Associates P.A.
4700 N. Habana Ave., Suite 300, Tampa, Fla. 33614; 813-870-0392; fax: 813-871-6305
Staff
Salaried employees3
Includes: 2 psychologists, 1 professional/mental health counselor
Includes: 351 psychiatrists, 433 psychologists, 249 social workers, 25 professional/mental health counselors
EAP clients
Total43
Lives covered at year-end 1996108,000
Employees43,200
Dependents64,800
Revenues
Total 1996$648,000
Total 1995$648,000
EAP services60%
Other40%
Services began: 1982.
For profit.
Assessments & treatments: Standard services, including emotional problems.
Stress management, alcohol awareness, drug/chemical awareness.
Standard services, including psychiatric disability review.
Counseling sites: EAP facilities, practitioners' offices, phone counseling, worksite critical incident debriefing.
Service area: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
Reporting: Quarterly, annually.
Billing: Flat fee; capitated fee, $15-$25 per employee per year.
Contact: Gary L. Wood, president.
Yost Inc.
205 S. Salina St., Suite 204, Syracuse,
N.Y. 13202; 315-425-1716; fax: 315-425-1808
Staff
Salaried employees14
Includes: 1 psychiatrist, 2 psychologists, 4 social workers, 1 marriage/family/child counselor, 1 professional/mental health counselor, 1 physician
Contracted professionals274
Includes: 6 psychiatrists, 29 psychologists, 143 social workers, 16 marriage/family/child counselors, 80 professional/mental health counselors
EAP clients
Total1,500
Lives covered at year-end 1996250,000
Employees80,000
Dependents170,000
Revenues
Total 1996 $808,943
Total 1995 $818,970
EAP services89%
Other11%
Services began: 1983.
For profit.
Assessments & treatments: Standard services.
Smoking cessation, physical fitness/exercise, nutrition/weight control, stress management, alcohol awareness, drug/chemical awareness, AIDS awareness.
Standard services.
Counseling sites: All worksites, selected worksites, EAP facilities, practitioners' offices, phone counseling.
Service area: Continental United States.
Reporting: Quarterly, by request.
Billing: Capitated fee.
Officers: William H. Yost, president; Robert J. Brown, vp.
Contact: Robert J. Brown, vp.