Dedicated to excellence and compassion for caregivers

The Guthrie Clinic is a non-profit multispecialty health system with 9,500 caregivers, including over 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers. With a mission to provide high-quality, patient-centered care in a collaborative and compassionate environment, Guthrie supports caregivers with opportunities for ongoing development and comprehensive benefits to support them and their families. This commitment to caregiver wellbeing has gained many accolades for The Guthrie Clinic, including recent recognition as a great place to work by Becker’s Healthcare and earning two employee experience awards from Press Ganey.    

To support caregiver wellbeing, The Guthrie Clinic has partnered with CuraLinc to offer them confidential and personalized mental health care and resources. This partnership has led to lower rates of depression and anxiety, higher productivity and reduced absenteeism and risk of hazardous alcohol use.  

Prescribing quality outcomes 

CuraLinc analyzed the health and productivity of Guthrie caregivers who used the EAP in 2023, finding measurable improvement for a majority of those who sought help.  

During the initial clinical assessment for new EAP users, CuraLinc’s Care Advocates, all of whom are licensed mental health counselors, use the following clinically validated tools to assess risk and identify an appropriate care plan:  

  • SPS-6 and WOS identifies productivity concerns 

  • GAD-2 and PHQ-9 measure anxiety and depression risk 

  • AUDIT assesses alcohol misuse 

To help caregivers participants build a strong therapeutic alliance with their counselor or mental health coach, they were matched to providers with confirmed availability that fit their individual clinical needs and personal preferences. This included factors such as modality (in-person or virtual), experience, gender and cultural background. 

For those facing acute mental health concerns and substance use disorders, CuraLinc’s team navigated them to and through the appropriate level of care within and beyond the EAP, when necessary.  

CuraLinc’s Care Advocates then check in with all caregivers 30 days after they’ve completed treatment to measure their health and productivity and evaluate their satisfaction with the program. When appropriate, the Care Advocate may offer referrals to additional resources. CuraLinc proudly earned a 97% satisfaction rate from Guthrie caregivers in 2023. 

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“Guthrie needed a partner that offered high touch, clinically focused care – CuraLinc provides innovative service delivery with exceptional customer service. They have been a pivotal strategic partner in ensuring we have the resources and support to provide for the wellbeing of our caregivers.”

Dawn Clover, MSW, LCSW, CEAP, Manager Employee Assistance Program at The Guthrie Clinic