Apple Launches Health Clinics For Employees

CUPERTINO, CA -- Cupertino-based Apple is tapping into the health care industry by launching clinics for its employees. The clinics will also serve as a place to test new health care technology.

The clinics, known as AC Wellness Network, is aimed at fostering "an environment of continuous learning and teamwork, which in turn allows us to work with our patients to achieve exceptional health outcomes," according to its website.

"The centers offer a unique concierge-like healthcare experience for employees and their dependents," the website said.

The company is currently hiring health care providers to work at its clinics, who "have an appreciation for the patient experience and passion for wellness and population health — integrating best clinical practices and technology in a manner that drives patient engagement."

Job listings include doctors to nurses to medical assistants.

Apple is apparently not the only company taking health care into its own hands.

CNN reported "Major companies are looking for ways to control their health care spending and improve medical care for their employees. Last month Amazon (AMZN), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) announced plans for a joint effort to do just that for their combined 840,000 employees."

Apple has roughly 123,000 employees around the world.

--Photo: People attend the Apple keynote at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts at De Anza College on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California. Apple is expected to reveal both the iPhone 6 and their long-rumored wearable smartwatch device. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)