May 5, 2008. Chicago, IL. CuraLinc Healthcare (www.curalinc.com), a leading behavioral health and wellness provider based in Chicago, Illinois, announced today the acquisition of Weber & Associates, one of the largest specialized providers of Employee Assistance (EAP) and Managed Behavioral Healthcare Services in the Midwest, currently covering more than 65,000 employees. William C. Weber, LCSW, CEAP, President of Weber & Associates, will also serve as President of CuraLinc, effective immediately.
“Weber & Associates’ reputation for customer-focused solutions and hands-on client management makes them a perfect fit for our organization,” says Sean Fogarty, Senior Vice President of CuraLinc. “Bill’s expertise, coupled with the company’s comprehensive range of behavioral health services, will enhance CuraLinc’s ability to deliver a full spectrum of solution-driven behavioral health and wellness programs aimed at decreasing costs and increasing productivity.”
Says Weber, “The success of an employer’s Population Health Management (PHM) strategy rests on its ability to engage every employee in some aspect of lifestyle and behavior modification. Partnering with Weber & Associates further enhances CuraLinc’s ability to play a key role in an organization’s PHM strategy.”
CuraLinc’s array of behavioral health and wellness solutions includes:
· SupportLinc: CuraLinc’s EAP and Work-Life services, provided under the brand name SupportLinc, provide employers with an organizational approach to working constructively with employees who experience personal and work-related problems, without becoming directly involved in their personal lives. It provides well-defined and specific channels for behavioral health counseling and allows employees to be more productive in their work and personal lives.
· EmpowerLinc: Through the EmpowerLinc program, CuraLinc Healthcare integrates behavioral health, a lifestyle-based Health Risk Assessment test, personalized wellness coaching and consumer-driven chronic care management. CuraLinc’s proprietary case management system creates unique and holistic risk profiles for each member by accepting dataflows from several disparate sources. Once a risk profile is created, CuraLinc prioritizes member intervention from the aforementioned coaching and care manegement services.
CuraLinc Healthcare is a privately-owned behavioral health and wellness provider, based in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, please visit www.curalinc.com.