UnitedHealth Group Donates $1.5 Million to Help Residents of the Carolinas Affected by Hurricane Florence
15 September 2018 - 10:22AM
Business Wire
- Company also offers 1:1 match for
employee donations supporting disaster-relief efforts
- UnitedHealth Group deploying health
care delivery capabilities in affected areas
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and its UnitedHealthcare and
Optum businesses are donating $1.5 million to help residents of
North Carolina and South Carolina recover and rebuild from
Hurricane Florence. UnitedHealth Group will donate $1 million to
the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund and $500,000 to the One SC
Fund.
The company also announced it will match dollar-for-dollar
donations employees make to charities supporting recovery
efforts.
“We are deeply concerned for the people affected by Hurricane
Florence, and we are committed to supporting local communities in
the Carolinas as they recover and rebuild,” said David S. Wichmann,
chief executive officer, UnitedHealth Group. “We are also taking
action to ensure the people we serve have easy access to the care
they need, and have worked to ensure the safety and well-being of
our colleagues in the region.”
In addition to financial support for the affected communities,
UnitedHealth Group will mobilize clinical and care delivery assets
to help provide access to care through:
- Deployment of Mobile Clinics:
UnitedHealthcare is partnering with Matrix Medical Network to
deploy mobile clinics to provide health care directly to people
living in areas affected by Hurricane Florence. The mobile clinics,
which will be staffed by UnitedHealthcare and other local
clinicians, will be deployed throughout areas affected by the
hurricane and other areas determined by needs in consultation with
local public health officials.
- Emergency Kit and Prescription Drug
Donations: OptumRx will work with Healthcare Ready to supply
emergency kits and prescription drug donations to residents
affected by Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas.
- Free Emotional-Support Help
Line: Optum is offering a free emotional-support help line to
people affected by the hurricane. The toll-free number,
866-342-6892, will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for
as long as necessary. The service is free of charge and open to
anyone. Callers may also receive referrals to community
resources. Along with the toll-free help line,
emotional-support resources and information are available online at
www.liveandworkwell.com.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health care
company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and
helping to make the health system work better for everyone.
UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services
through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides
health care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which
provides information and technology-enabled health services. For
more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at
www.unitedhealthgroup.com or follow @UnitedHealthGrp on
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