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Visalia Health and Wellness Clinic administration and operation - Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to extend the agreement for clinic administration and operation with Elite Corporate Medical Services not to exceed $330,000, for one year ending June 30, 2027.
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Agenda Date: 08/17/2026
Prepared by: Andrew Guzman, Risk Manager, Andrew.Guzman@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4335; Shonna Oneal, Administrative Services Director, Shonna.Oneal@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4053
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Visalia City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment extending the agreement with Elite Corporate Medical Services, Inc. for one year, ending June 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $330,000.
Summary:
The City of Visalia has operated a Health & Wellness Clinic for employees, retirees, and eligible dependents since October 2012. The clinic provides primary and preventive medical care to participants enrolled in a City health plan and also serves as the City's occupational health provider by performing pre-employment physicals, DOT physicals, and medical services required for regulatory safety compliance. Elite Corporate Medical Services, Inc. administers and operates the clinic.
Between May 1, 2025, and April 30, 2026, the clinic recorded 1,824 patient visits, including 1,539 standard medical visits and 285 occupational health visits. Voluntary patient surveys administered by Elite indicate that patients would have otherwise sought care through an emergency room, urgent care facility, or another primary care provider if the clinic was not available to them. Because Clinic services are provided through the City's fixed-fee agreement rather than through the City's self-funded medical plan, these services help reduce claims activity that would otherwise be submitted to the medical plan.
Elite has proposed a 3% increase to the monthly administration fee, increasing the City's annual co...
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