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In an article published by Employee Benefit News, OnMed CEO Karthik Ganesh highlights how OnMed’s CareStation® is an 8×10 foot “Clinic-in-a-Box” that is helping address rising emergency department wait times and limited access to care.
The following summarizes key points and perspectives from the original articlefeatured in U.S. News & World Report that was originally published on March 18, 2026 By Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder.
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"OnMed's CareStation, also known as the 'clinic-in-a-box,' is an 8×10 foot soundproof unit where a licensed clinician virtually conducts an appointment via telemedicine." — U.S. News & World Report, March 18, 2026
Ganesh told EBN that launching a program doesn’t guarantee anyone will use it, and it doesn’t guarantee healthcare spend will fall. His point is simple: wellness has to sit directly in an employee’s path.
For benefit leaders, that reframes the question. The issue isn’t how many wellness tools are on offer. It’s whether employees can reach real care at the moment they need it.
“You have to put wellness squarely in the path of employees.” — Karthik Ganesh, CEO of OnMed, in Employee Benefit News
The OnMed CareStation® is an 8x10 foot private clinical space. The CareStation's integrated diagnostic tools include a digital stethoscope, otoscope, calibrated blood pressure monitoring, pulse oximetry, infrared cameras, and thermal imaging Because of its compact footprint, it can be placed inside a company building, in an office lobby, or directly on a business floor.
Employees schedule visits for a time that fits their day. They walk in, the door closes, and a clinician works with them one on one.
Ganesh described the experience to EBN as combining the psychological comfort of a clinic with the benefits of telemedicine.
EBN pointed to the cost of using the wrong care setting. The National Committee for Quality Assurance estimates that 30% to 60% of emergency room visits are for non-urgent, routine needs that primary care settings can treat.
On-site care gives employees a closer, more convenient place to go for those needs. EBN also reported that 86% of employees who used the CareStation said they did not need a specialist referral. Referrals are a common outcome of emergency room visits and a frequent driver of added cost.
The takeaway for employers: a designated, secure place for routine care can raise benefit utilization while helping keep costs down.
EBN also outlined other paths for organizations that can’t fund a dedicated clinic on their own:
Ganesh closed his comments to EBN with a call for leaders to try something different. He said that if the traditional system were going to work, it would have already, and that the time to be passive about healthcare is over.
“Take care of your employees because that’s part of what your job is as a leader.” — Karthik Ganesh, CEO of OnMed, in Employee Benefit News
OnMed is transforming how the world accesses healthcare. With its patented OnMed CareStation®, an 8×10 foot “Clinic-in-a-Box,” OnMed delivers comprehensive, immediate care wherever people live, work, and learn.
The OnMed CareStation® is a tech-enabled, AI-powered, and human-delivered platform that blends the comprehensiveness of traditional in-person care with the rapid scalability of telemedicine. Each CareStation serves as a local access point within a scalable, connected grid that delivers everyday healthcare at scale.
Powered by public-private partnerships across insurers, healthcare providers, governments, employers, and educational institutions, OnMed is redefining healthcare access, closing critical gaps, restoring trust, and strengthening the health and economic resilience of communities everywhere. Learn more at www.onmed.com.
Wondering what your wellness budget could do if care were on-site? See how the CareStation brings human-delivered care into the workplace. Connect with the OnMed team →
OnMed, the leader in tech-enabled hybrid-healthcare, is expanding access to care through the patented OnMed CareStation®, an 8x10 foot "Clinic-in-a-Box" that brings licensed clinicians and diagnostic tools through a fully integrated device and human platform. Remote clinicians can examine a patient, assess symptoms and provide treatment and prescriptions, blending the comprehensiveness and comfort of a traditional doctor's visit with the rapid scalability of virtual care. OnMed's tech ecosystem, and scalable infrastructure are designed to be deployed in communities where people live, work and gather, bringing access to healthcare without requiring the time, staffing and physical footprint of a traditional clinic. Learn more about OnMed and what we’re building.
The OnMed CareStation® is an 8-by-10-foot "Clinic-in-a-Box" that connects patients in real time with licensed clinicians and integrated diagnostic tools through a fully integrated device and human platform. Patients can walk in and receive a diagnosis, treatment plan, and e-prescription, often without an appointment or waiting room. Unlike traditional telehealth, the CareStation combines virtual care with diagnostic tools, real-time scans, and vital sign monitoring to support comprehensive clinical evaluations where care is needed most. See how a CareStation visit works.
Across OnMed employer deployments, 86% of conditions are resolved on-site, 58% of patients would have otherwise sought care in an emergency room or urgent care setting, and more than two hours of productivity are returned per visit. Employer deployments have also demonstrated 2-3x higher wellness engagement and more than $1,300 saved per employee patient. Patient satisfaction averages 4.96 out of 5, and 99% of patients would recommend the CareStation.
The Georgia State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) case study reports separate program-specific outcomes. Download the Georgia SHBP case study.
Limited access to healthcare can increase employer healthcare costs by delaying care until conditions become more serious and expensive to treat. Employer healthcare spending has increased more than 50% over the last decade, while poor employee health costs U.S. employers an estimated $575 billion annually in lost productivity. The OnMed CareStation® helps expand access to primary and urgent care, enabling earlier intervention, chronic condition management, reduced absenteeism, and fewer avoidable emergency room visits. Learn more: Download The Complete Employer Guide to On-Site Healthcare.
Yes. The OnMed CareStation® provides workplace access to primary and urgent care without the need for on-site clinical staffing or new construction. Unlike traditional on-site clinics, the CareStation is an 8x10-foot "Clinic-in-a-Box" that can be deployed in as little as 45 days and brings licensed clinicians and integrated diagnostic tools directly to the workplace. Download The Complete Employer Guide to On-Site Healthcare to compare your options.
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