Ashley Furniture Celebrates Grand Opening of Wellness Center at Advance Manufacturing and Distribution Plant

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ADVANCE, NC – This week the Ashley Wellness Center, independently run by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, officially opened its doors to Ashley Furniture Industries (Ashley) employees and their families. The new clinic is located at 123 Ashley Furniture Way, Advance, on the campus of the Ashley Mid-Atlantic Regional Manufacturing and Distribution Center.
“This is an exciting time for us to bring this important benefit to our employees and their families,” said Todd Wanek, President and CEO, Ashley Furniture Industries. “The new clinic allows Ashley to continue and expand our commitment to our employees to provide high quality affordable and convenient health care services close to their homes.
The new on-site clinic offers high-quality care from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist providers, including sick visits; COVID-19, influenza and streptococcus tests; wellness exams; health management services (diabetes, high cholesterol); and more. With a co-payment of $ 0, the clinic brings a significant benefit to Ashley employees and their families; keep health and well-being close to home.
“Our team is pleased to partner with Ashley Furniture Industries to improve the health and well-being of employees and their families by providing high quality health care services at their Advance, North Carolina campus,” said Danielle Lamphier, Vice-President of Corporate Employer Services at Atrium. Health Wake Forest Baptiste. “We know that providing care in the workplace improves access to care for employees, ensuring better outcomes and lower health care costs. “
Ashley also has wellness centers on their Arcadia, WI and Ecru, MS campuses; these clinics have saved Ashley employees and their families millions of dollars over the years.
Advance Ashley Wellness Center offers convenient clinic hours, open Monday through Friday 6:00 am to 6:00 pm, closed on weekends. All Ashley Furniture employees are eligible to use the clinic, with any insurance coverage. Family members of Ashley employees, who are covered by an Ashley health plan, are also eligible to use the Ashley Wellness Center.
The Ashley’s Advance, North Carolina plant was established in 2013 and produces upholstered furniture and home furnishings. The company also has a manufacturing facility in Statesville, NC, which produces ready-to-assemble furniture. To learn more about career opportunities, visit www.Ashley.com/Advance.

Ashley Furniture Industries (Ashley) believes that every person deserves more for their money. Founded in 1945, Ashley is the world’s largest home furnishings manufacturer and was named one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes in 2021. From concept to completion, Ashley is committed to delivering the best values, selection and service of home furnishings in the world, and earn the loyalty and trust of its customers every day. Visit Ashley online at www.ashleyfurnitureindustriesllc.com or www.Ashley.Biz and “like” Ashley Furniture Industries on Facebook.
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (www.wakehealth.edu) is a leading academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and part of Atrium Health Enterprise. The two main components of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist are an integrated clinical system – anchored by the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary care hospital in Winston-Salem – which includes the Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, over 300 primary and specialty care sites, and over 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic nucleus of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization company focused on advancing healthcare through new medical technologies and biomedical discoveries. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist employs over 20,000 teammates, who are part of Atrium Health’s 70,000 teammates in the South East. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist provided a record $ 596.2 million in community benefits in fiscal 2020, which includes unreimbursed care, charitable care, education and research, and improvement community health. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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