Case Study from the Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific, the largest railroad in the US, turned to sleep intervention to solve employee risk factors. In 2005 the Union Pacific railroad initiated an employee risk assessment research and intervention initiative aimed and addressing employee risk factors and decreasing medical spending. They focused on 11 risk factors. Each of these risk factors individually implies greater medical costs over the employee’s lifetime and many also imply increased likelihood of injury. The risk factors included: Obesity, Asthma, Blood Pressure, Inactivity, Stress, Nutrition, Fatigue, Diabetes, Cholesterol, Smoking, and Depression. Union Pacific implemented a fatigue risk management system which included diagnosis and treatment ... Read More
The Status Quo is Costing your Company
Your company is losing money every day because of poor sleep health. Let’s change that. With Sleep Orbit, your company will see savings through increased productivity, reduced absenteeism, and increased safety. Add to this increased employee retention and investing in sleep health is a no-brainer. In 2015 a report was published by Frost and Sullivan through the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. This report estimated that the yearly cost of undiagnosed sleep apnea to the USA was $149.6 billion. That’s $6,366 for each undiagnosed person. Diagnosing and treating your undiagnosed employee population can be done at a fraction of the ... Read More
