Las Vegas, NV - (September 5th, 2017) – The Well Care Group is proud to offer FREE depression screenings every Friday in the month of September from 1p-3p at the Las Vegas Clinic in observance of Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is the 6th leading cause of death for Nevadans. Males make up 80% of suicide deaths at an average rate of 33.3 per 100,000. Nevada seniors over 60 have the highest suicide rate in the nation, over double the national average for the same age group (Source: Department of Health and Human Services).
AAG gives annual Asian American Community Awards
On Saturday, Sept. 24, the Asian American Group (AAG) presented Community Achievement Awards to 13 outstanding Las Vegas citizens. This is the twelfth anniversary of the Gala Awards night. The event, which was sold out with over 530 attendees, was held at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino Grand Ballroom. Attendees wore traditional dress for their countries of origin or evening wear. There were cocktails and a silent auction prior to the program, which included entertainment from India and China, the awards and dinner.
Well Care clinic aims to help defragment services offered as part of mental health care
Well Care Behavioral and Medical Clinic recently celebrated the opening of its newest location at 5412 Boulder Highway. In partnership with Amerigroup Nevada, a Medicaid-managed care organization with approximately 162,000 Clark County members, the 8,200-square-foot clinic offers wrap-around services aimed at breaking the cycle of despair experienced by people like Michael.
Well Care offers solutions to people struggling with economic and behavioral (substance and/or mental) challenges that impact their overall health. The goal of the new clinic is to “take a person from complete hopelessness back into community living,” said Well Care Services founder and president Marce Casal.
A Bet on Behavioral Health
“Psychiatrists are like unicorns in Las Vegas,” said Marce Casal, founder and president of the Well Care Group. Yet Casal has managed to find two of them, along with other health care professionals, to staff the new Well Care Behavioral and Medical Clinic located at Tropicana Avenue and Boulder Highway. Well Care has partnered with Amerigroup Nevada, a managed care organization, with approximately 162,000 members in Clark County, to reduce the fragmentation of care by providing wrap-around behavioral health services to members with behavioral and mental issues.
Gamble on house calls pays off for pharmacy
Before our company opened its first store, the No. 1 question we had to overcome was, “How does Well Care Pharmacy compete with the giant chain pharmacies?”
To tackle this challenge, we decided to focus our business model on free delivery service anywhere in Las Vegas or Henderson. Whether Well Care Pharmacy makes money on a transaction or not, we will deliver to anyone who needs the service.