Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about onsite healthcare, virtual care, biometric screenings, and partnering with Archer Health.

About Archer Health

What does Archer Health do?

Archer Health provides onsite primary care, virtual care, biometric screenings, employee wellness programs, and onsite pharmacy services to employers. We design healthcare programs that bring high-quality, accessible care directly into the workplace, reducing healthcare costs for employers while improving outcomes for employees.

Who does Archer Health serve?

We serve small and mid-sized employers, typically with 100 or more employees. We work with manufacturers, distribution and logistics companies, school districts, municipalities, healthcare organizations, professional services firms, and any employer looking to provide better, more accessible healthcare to their workforce.

What makes Archer Health different from other onsite clinic providers?

Most onsite clinic vendors built their business models around very large employers — companies with thousands of employees on a single campus. Archer Health was built specifically for smaller and mid-sized employers, with cost structures, staffing models, and technology designed to make onsite care economically viable for organizations with as few as 100 employees.

Where is Archer Health based?

Archer Health is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. We serve clients across multiple states.

How can I contact Archer Health?

You can reach us at hello@archerhealth.com or 601-565-0075. We're happy to walk through how onsite or hybrid healthcare could work for your organization.

Onsite Clinics

What is an onsite clinic?

An onsite clinic is a medical practice located inside the employer's facility, staffed by a clinician (typically a nurse practitioner or physician assistant) who provides primary care, acute care, preventive services, and chronic condition management to employees during the workday.

How small does my company need to be for an onsite clinic to make sense?

We work with employers as small as 100 employees. Below that threshold, the economics typically favor virtual care or shared near-site arrangements. Between 100 and 500 employees, hybrid models that combine onsite presence with virtual care often deliver the best results.

What services are provided at an onsite clinic?

Typical onsite clinic services include acute care for illnesses and minor injuries, primary care including annual physicals and chronic condition management, preventive screenings and vaccinations, behavioral health screening, occupational health services, and medication dispensing for common prescriptions.

How much does an onsite clinic cost?

Pricing varies based on workforce size, hours of clinician coverage, services included, and geography. For mid-sized employers, onsite or hybrid clinic programs typically run between $25 and $60 per employee per month, with total annual investment commonly between $85,000 and $200,000 for an employer with 250 to 300 employees. Reach out for a specific quote based on your situation.

What's the ROI on an onsite clinic?

Well-designed onsite clinics typically deliver 1.5x to 3x return on investment over a three-year horizon. Savings come from reduced ER visits, fewer specialty referrals, lower pharmacy spend, productivity gains, and earlier detection of expensive chronic conditions.

Do employees actually use the clinic?

Engagement is the single biggest predictor of clinic ROI, and convenience drives engagement. Onsite clinics that are well-designed, well-communicated, and supported by leadership typically achieve 50% to 70% engagement within the first 12 to 18 months. Hybrid and near-site models tend to run somewhat lower.

Who staffs the clinic?

Most Archer Health clinics are staffed by experienced nurse practitioners, often supported by medical assistants. Nurse practitioners deliver excellent primary and acute care at a meaningfully lower cost than physician-staffed clinics, which is one of the reasons modern onsite care has become economically viable for smaller employers.

What's the difference between onsite and near-site clinics?

An onsite clinic is located inside the employer's facility. A near-site clinic is located near the employer, often shared between two or three nearby companies. Onsite clinics generally drive higher engagement because of reduced friction, but near-site can be the right model for employers with multiple small locations, space constraints, or distributed workforces.

What about employees at remote locations?

Employees not located at the clinic site can typically access care virtually, ensuring that distributed workforces still benefit from the program.

Virtual Care

Does Archer Health offer telehealth?

Yes. Virtual care is integrated into our onsite clinic programs, allowing employees to access their clinician on days when the clinic isn't physically open or for issues that don't require an in-person visit. Virtual-first care is also available for employers without a physical clinic location.

What can be handled through virtual care?

Most acute care issues can be handled virtually — minor infections, allergies, follow-up care, medication management, mental health screening, and many primary care concerns. In-person care is typically still needed for physical exams, injections, certain procedures, and any condition requiring hands-on assessment.

How fast can employees get a virtual visit?

Virtual visits are typically available within 15 to 30 minutes of the request, often with the same clinician the employee sees in person. This is dramatically faster than traditional telehealth services that route patients to whichever clinician is available.

Biometric Screenings

What is a biometric screening?

A biometric screening is a short health check that captures clinical data points known to predict expensive chronic conditions. A typical screening takes about 15 minutes and includes blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose or A1C, BMI and body composition, and sometimes additional markers depending on the program design.

Why do biometric screenings matter?

Most chronic conditions — hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, early-stage cancers — develop silently for years before causing symptoms. Biometric screenings catch these conditions early, when they're easiest and least expensive to treat. Roughly one in three adults with high blood pressure doesn't know they have it. Screenings change that.

What happens with abnormal screening results?

This is where most biometric screening programs fall short. At Archer Health, abnormal results trigger an immediate conversation with a clinician — often onsite or virtual the same day — who can prescribe, refer, schedule follow-up, or simply explain what the numbers mean. Screenings without follow-through are mostly theater. Screenings connected to actual care are where lives get changed.

Is screening data confidential?

Yes. Individual results are confidential between the employee and the clinician. Employers receive only aggregate, de-identified data showing population-level trends — never individual results. This is a federal HIPAA requirement and a foundational part of our program design.

Can dependents participate in screenings?

In many programs, yes. Dependent participation is configurable based on the employer's plan structure and goals.

ArcherRX (Onsite Pharmacy)

What is ArcherRX?

ArcherRX is our onsite pharmacy program, which dispenses common medications directly to employees at the clinic. This eliminates the trip to a retail pharmacy, often reduces medication costs significantly, and dramatically improves medication adherence for chronic conditions.

What medications are available through ArcherRX?

ArcherRX typically stocks a formulary of the most commonly prescribed medications, including treatments for hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, asthma, and other chronic conditions, along with common acute care medications. Specific formularies are designed around each employer's workforce.

How does onsite pharmacy save money?

Onsite pharmacy eliminates the markup layered on by traditional pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), particularly for generic medications. For self-funded employers, this often represents one of the largest savings lines in the entire onsite care program.

Costs and ROI

How much does an onsite or hybrid clinic cost?

Programs typically run between $25 and $60 per employee per month, depending on staffing model, hours, services included, and geography. Total annual investment for a mid-sized employer is commonly between $85,000 and $200,000.

When does the program start saving money?

Most programs begin generating measurable savings within the first 12 months, with savings growing as engagement builds in years two and three. The largest savings — those from catastrophic claim avoidance — often appear in years two through five, as conditions caught early prevent the expensive complications that would have appeared later.

Is this only for self-funded employers?

The financial case for onsite care is strongest for self-funded employers, because savings flow directly back to the employer. Fully insured employers can still benefit from the program operationally, but the financial ROI is captured by the insurance carrier rather than the employer. We often recommend that fully insured employers considering onsite care evaluate level-funded or self-funded options at the same time.

Can the program be tailored to our budget?

Yes. The model is flexible — hours of clinician coverage, services included, hybrid vs. dedicated staffing, and onsite vs. near-site vs. virtual mix can all be adjusted to fit the employer's budget and workforce needs.

Implementation

How long does it take to launch a clinic?

A typical onsite clinic launch takes 3 to 6 months from contract signing to opening day, depending on space readiness, clinician recruitment, and program complexity. Hybrid and virtual-first programs can sometimes launch faster.

What does the employer need to provide?

For a physical onsite clinic, the employer typically provides clinical space (which we help design), basic utilities, and access for the clinical team. Archer Health handles clinician recruitment, equipment, supplies, technology, compliance, and ongoing operations.

How do we communicate the program to our employees?

We provide a launch communications playbook, including announcement templates, welcome materials, and ongoing engagement campaigns. Engagement is the biggest driver of program success, and we work closely with each employer's HR team to make sure the rollout lands well.

What if our workforce is spread across multiple locations?

Multi-site employers often use a combination of onsite, near-site, and virtual care to ensure all employees have access. We design programs around the actual geography and density of the workforce.

Is the program HIPAA-compliant?

Yes. All clinical operations follow HIPAA requirements. Individual employee health information stays between the employee and the clinical team. Employers receive only aggregate, de-identified data.

Getting Started

How do we know if Archer Health is right for our company?

The best way to find out is a brief conversation with our team. We'll walk through your workforce size, geography, current benefits structure, and goals, and tell you honestly whether onsite care makes sense — and what a program would look like for your specific situation. We'd rather not sign a client we can't deliver real value for.

How do we get started?

Reach out at hello@archerhealth.com or 601-565-0075. Initial conversations are no-pressure and typically take 30 to 45 minutes.