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WellPlan

WellPlan is unique group wellness plan designed to keep you and your employees healthy through the regular use of non-toxic, sustainable therapies. Your employees will not only take fewer sick days, but their work productivity will increase due to their increased well-being.

Membership Services

Acupuncture is a system of medicine based on the philosophies of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Through the insertion of extremely fine needles into the skin, acupuncture gently encourages the restoration of health and well-being.

Each session in our Acupuncture Clinic consists of a thorough health evaluation followed by a treatment consisting largely of acupuncture, but also including other therapies such as acupressure, massage, nutritional counselling and lifestyle advice.

Herbal Medicine (Phytotherapy) is the use of plant remedies in the treatment of illness and disease. Although it is arguably the oldest form of medicine in the world, with the advancement of modern science and thousands of years of empirical evidence, we now better understand chemical complexity of plants and their astonishing efficacy in remedying human ailments.

Each session in our Herbal Medicine (Phytotherapy) Clinic consists of a thorough health evaluation followed by the creation of a customized herbal prescription and possibly nutritional counselling and lifestyle advice. Patients have the option to purchase customized herbal remedies including teas, tinctures, creams and more.

Membership Benefits

All members receive Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine treatments in Pacific Rim College's Student Clinic. Treatments are performed by licensed practitioners with student observers, or by advanced-level students under direct supervision of licensed practitioners.

All treatments are approximately 90 minutes, although follow-up treatments can often be done in an hour or less if the situation warrants.

Members are entitled to the following each month:

Four scheduled visit per month	Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Clinics are held 4 to 5 days weekly (check website for current schedule).
Unlimited drop-ins at Community Clinic	Community Clinic is an Acupuncture-based clinic that is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-6:00pm 45 weeks of the year. Although we cannot guarantee you space in the Community Clinic, we rarely ever turn anyone away. To increase your chances of getting in at this clinic, show up at 4:15pm or at 5:00pm.
Unlimited last-minute appointments	Call on the day you want to be treated. If there is an opening, it is yours.

Clinic Hours of Operation

WellPlan clinical services are open to members 45 weeks yearly. Typically the clinic will be closed for two weeks over the winter holidays and one week at each of the following times: early March, late April, late June, late August, and mid October. The clinic is also closed on all statutory holidays. The schedule changes slightly every January, May and September and will be updated at those times.

The following schedule is effective from September 2-December 21, 2009.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9am-10:30am		Acupuncture Clinic		Acupuncture Clinic	Herbal Clinic
10:30am-12pm		Acupuncture Clinic		Acupuncture Clinic	Herbal Clinic
12pm-1:30pm	Acupuncture Clinic		Acupuncture Clinic
1pm-2:30pm		Acupuncture Clinic		Acupuncture Clinic	Herbal Clinic
1:30pm-3pm	Acupuncture Clinic		Acupuncture Clinic
2:30pm-4pm		Acupuncture Clinic		Acupuncture Clinic	Herbal Clinic
4:30pm-6pm		Community Acupuncture		Community Acupuncture

Cost

The price of the plan is based on the number of members you want to be covered. Members can include employers, employees and family.

Number of Members	Monthly Cost
1-3	$100
4-6	$200
7-9	$300
10-12	$400
13-15	$500

How to Enroll

In order to enroll, you must first complete a basic membership application. In order to best serve our members, we must moderate the number of members enrolled in WellPlan each and every month. If you are approved, a representative will help you complete a WellPlan contract and enrollment form. On the WellPlan enrollment form you are to list the names of all plan members. Each of these members will then be covered immediately upon activation of your plan. Your plan manager can request a member change at any time, and that change will take place at the beginning of the next month.

Cancellation Policy

If you are not completely happy with WellPlan for any reason, you can cancel at any time by submitting written notice. Cancellations will take effect 30 days from the date of notification.

Billing

At the beginning of each month of your membership, we will automatically bill your credit card to cover your member fees.