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How OnMed Is Expanding Everyday Healthcare Through The OnMed CareStation
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Healthcare often comes down to access. A clinic might be an hour away. An appointment might take weeks. For millions of Americans, that gap between needing care and reaching it shapes how and when medical decisions happen.
OnMed was created to close that distance. The company has developed a tech enabled, AI-powered, and human delivered connected healthcare platform designed to make everyday care available where people already live, work, and learn. At the center of that platform sits the OnMed CareStationTM, a small footprint “Clinic-in-a-Box” that delivers on demand medical care through a powerful combination of virtual clinicians, and integrated diagnostic tools. Patients walk in, connect with a licensed provider in seconds, and get immediate access to everyday healthcare.
The CareStation has earned national recognition for that idea. This year, OnMed received the Impact One Award for Impact Product of the Year, part of the 2026 Impact One Awards recognizing the most impactful companies and innovations across the United States. Over the past year, more than 11,000 companies were assessed to understand where meaningful change is happening at scale. Insight from over 20,000 employees and customers added perspective to that evaluation, helping highlight products whose influence shows up clearly in everyday life.
At first glance, the CareStation looks simple. The structure occupies an eight by ten foot footprint and can be installed wherever power is available. Step inside and the experience unfolds much like a traditional exam room. A licensed medical provider connects instantly through high definition video. Diagnostic tools descend from the ceiling, including a digital stethoscope, thermal imaging, blood pressure monitors, and high resolution cameras. Within minutes, a full clinical encounter can begin.
That moment of immediacy changes the experience of seeking care. The CareStation allows communities to host a fully equipped medical access point without the construction timelines or operational complexity associated with building a traditional clinic. Each installation becomes part of a broader network designed to bring healthcare access into places where people already gather, from workplaces and schools to rural communities and urban neighborhoods.
The idea grew from a simple observation about the American healthcare system. Access often determines outcomes. Many people delay care because reaching a provider requires travel, time away from work, or navigating long scheduling cycles. Those delays ripple outward into emergency room visits, unmanaged chronic conditions, and missed opportunities for early treatment.
OnMed approached that challenge through design. The CareStation places the tools of a clinical visit inside a compact, easily deployed environment while keeping licensed providers central to the experience. Technology enables the connection and clinical experience, AI augments clinical decision making and accuracy, yet the encounter remains guided by a clinician who can assess symptoms, provide compassion and comfort, and determine next steps in real time.
As deployments expand across communities, the network effect becomes clearer. Each new CareStation extends the reach of healthcare access into another local setting. Schools gain a convenient way for students to receive care during the day. Employers provide on site medical support for their workforce. Rural communities connect to providers without long drives between towns. Every location adds another node in a growing access grid.
The public health implications of that reach are significant. When care becomes easier to access, people tend to seek help earlier. Routine issues can be addressed before they escalate. Chronic conditions can be monitored more closely. Preventive care becomes part of daily life rather than a distant appointment.
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For OnMed, the goal has always been broader than introducing a new medical device. The company is working toward a future where healthcare access functions as part of everyday life, available in the same places where people conduct the rest of their lives. The CareStation offers one vision of how that future could look: a connected network of care points woven directly into communities.
Recognition through the Impact One Award highlights the role that products can play in shaping that future. Among thousands of companies assessed nationwide, the CareStation stood out for translating a complex healthcare challenge into something practical and visible in the real world. It brings medical care closer to the moments when people need it, creating new possibilities for communities that have spent years navigating gaps in access.
As the network grows, the impact becomes easier to see. Each CareStation installed represents another doorway into care that did not exist before. Over time, those doorways have the potential to reshape how healthcare reaches people across the country, bringing everyday medical support into places where it can truly become part of daily life.
