JennaDuring an afternoon meeting last week, my cell phone rang with a call from my son’s camp counselor, telling me that my little boy had cut open the back of his head on the playground slide.  Keep in mind I am the mom to a busy 6 year old, so this is the second afternoon accident in 6 months that has required me to take a trip to the emergency room during work hours. So I picked him up and readied myself for another evening in the emergency room. 

But then I remembered a Microsoft benefit that I had not yet used called “mobil medicine”.  The benefit allows you to call a doctor 24 hours a day for medical advice and care.  So I dialed.  And there was no message machine, no waiting, but a real doctor talking to me, and then moments later driving to my house to care for my son in the comfort of our home.  And as we watched movies and lounged on the sofa, the doctor turned my living room into a mini-medial station and stitched the back of my son’s head. For free. Covered 100% by my Microsoft medical plan. (Mobil Medicine was also highlighted in a recent Business Week story:  How to Make a Microserf Smile.)

Did you also know that on the Microsoft benefits plan, you can get everything from blood-pressure checks to mammograms right here on campus? As well as free workout, weight-loss, quit-smoking and ergonomic consultations. My family has fully utilized the benefits; from a year of cancer treatment for my spouse to the at-home stitches for my son’s accident-prone playground antics, I have never paid a dime.  While I don’t often gush about this company, after being saved from the chaos of the ER last week, I am hoping you will forgive one day of blatant advertising.  I almost can’t wait for the next call from my son’s camp. All his accidents just got easier. 

Jenna