- TELUS (T) Business champions the physical and mental health of the Canadian small business community with access to virtual healthcare at no additional cost
- This is to help improve access to physical and mental health support
- The Canadian Federation of independent business found that 45 per cent of business owners experienced psychological health issues due to the pandemic
- Through the easy-to-use mobile app, business owners and their families can proactively take care of their health
- TELUS (T) is down 0.034 per cent, trading at C$29.75 at 12:02 pm EST
TELUS (T) Business is now offering TELUS Health Virtual Care at no extra cost to customers on a Small Business smartphone plan.
This is to help improve access to physical and mental health support. It is focused on leveraging the power of technology to deliver connected solutions and services to improve access to care for all Canadians.
At the beginning of the pandemic, the Canadian Federation of independent business
found that 45 per cent of business owners experienced psychological health issues due to the pandemic and 43 per cent were working significantly more hours than before.
Two years later, business owners still continue to face these obstacles.
With access to TELUS Health’s app-based virtual healthcare service, business owners, their employees, and families can better prioritize their overall well-being and mitigate these risks.
“We want to support Canada’s small business community by providing our customers, their employees, and families with a digital health service to conveniently access care where and when it’s needed,” said Navin Arora, Executive Vice-president, TELUS and President, TELUS Business Solutions.
“…we’re committed to bringing them the very best of our leadership in healthcare innovations to support their well-being at a time when they need it most..” added Arora.
Through the easy-to-use mobile app, business owners and their families can proactively take care of their health with access to services such as specialist referrals, consultations, prescription renewals, and lab requests.
Equally important, they will also have access to mental health support through counselling to ensure employees and owners alike can get help for any challenges they may face.
“Like many small businesses, we don’t have the bandwidth to take on a comprehensive health plan and, until now, virtual health services were exclusive to companies with bigger budgets,” said Divyansh Ojha, Founder and CEO of FoodFund Inc.
“This is such a positive step for small businesses and I’m excited to share this with my team,” concluded Ojha.
TELUS is a communications technology company with $16 billion in annual revenue and 16 million customer connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment, video, and security.
TELUS stock is down 0.034 per cent, trading at C$29.75 at 12:02 pm EST.