WHY BUSINESSES TRUST WALDEN DIRECT PRIMARY CARE
Provides a Great Benefit
Save Time & Money
Hassle-free Healthcare
Frustrated with Healthcare?
Do you want to provide a great healthcare benefit to your team but cost is a huge barrier?
In a competitive business environment, you don’t want to lose your best people.
Do you get frustrated when employees can’t get healthcare they need to get back to work?
If so, we're here to help.
Your Team is Your Most Valuable Asset.
Eliminate Hassles. Save Money.
If you’ve ever spent time on the phone haggling with your insurance company or fighting to get in to see your doctor, you know how complicated healthcare has become. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You’re a person, not a number. Direct Primary Care makes healthcare hassle-free.
We know you want to be a generous company, and in order to do that you need to provide a great benefit. The problem is healthcare is expensive which leaves a lot of business owners feeling frustrated and stuck. And that’s just wrong because your team is your most precious resource. At Walden Direct Primary Care, we know how frustrating it is to feel stuck. That’s why we’ve partnered with over 30 local businesses to provide great healthcare that saves them money.
So enroll now so you can start saving money and providing healthcare for your team.
Why Direct Primary Care is the Healthcare
Your Employees Deserve.
What Businesses Say About Walden DPC.
We understand cost is a huge barrier to providing a medical benefit to your employees. With our Local Business Discount Plan, Walden DPC has helped more than 30 local businesses provide their teams a great medical benefit that saves time and money.
Ken Ausley, CEO
Ausley Construction
“Our partnership with Walden DPC has allowed us to accomplish what would seem like the impossible – lower our overall healthcare costs while significantly raising the level and quality of the healthcare we deliver to our employees and their families.”
Gary Gilbert, Owner
Carpet One
“I have received more compliments from employees about direct primary care than any other employee benefit we have ever offered. Direct primary care is the best way to provide timely medical care and keep employees both happy and productive.”
Jill Romine, Head of School
Ambleside School
“Our staff and their families have been able to be seen day or night, regardless of the day of the week. Walden DPC has allowed them to get the care they need when they’ve needed it. This added benefit has given our staff peace of mind that their families are getting the prompt, personal care they need.”
Hear how local business leaders use Walden DPC to strengthen their teams
Don McGruder, CEO, Romac Building Supplies
Clay Lehman, Founder/CEO of Resolute Property Management/Real Estate/True Title
Getting Started is Really Easy.
1
GET TO KNOW US
Schedule a meeting with a business empowerment specialist and learn how Walden DPC can be a great solution for your company.
2
GET IN
Sign up your employees & family members.
3
GET GUIDANCE
Let our team meet yours to set up first appointments and instant text message access to our team.
Getting Started is Really Easy.
1
GET TO KNOW US
Schedule a meeting with a business empowerment specialist and learn how Walden DPC can be a great solution for your company.
2
GET IN
Sign up your employees & family members.
3
GET GUIDANCE
Let our team meet yours to set up first appointments and instant text message access to our team.
Business Community Impact
Walden Direct Primary Care Services
Total
Family Care
Chronic Disease
Management
Labs & Radiology
up to 90% Off
Annual
Physicals
Spruce
Texting
In-house Pharmacy
(same day meds free)
Same Business
Day Visits
Phone Call
or Telehealth
Same Day Access to
Over 120 Specialists
Discounted Business Monthly Pricing
$65 per Employee per Month
(Family members also eligible of discounted rates.)
The Walden Team
J.D. Steed has been a Family Doctor for 18 years. He first served in the United States Air Force as the clinic chief and then moved to Florida to practice in a traditional family medicine clinic. He has been on staff at three local hospitals in his time in Ocala. J.D. started Walden Direct Primary Care in 2017. It brings him life to save people money while serving them with practical and available healthcare. JD is married with 4 children and enjoys running, biking, and traveling. His real joy is to help people reach their fullest potential.
Dr. JD Steed
Susan BonenClark is a Physician Assistant with over a decade and a half of experience in primary care. Susan’s background in Family Practice, Emergency Medicine, and Women’s Health helps her to better serve the patients at Walden DPC. She graduated from the University of Florida and is proud to call herself a Gator. She is a believer in giving back to those who are less fortunate. She has been on 6 medical mission trips to Haiti, Peru, and Guatemala. She is looking forward to doing additional mission work as Covid restrictions loosen. Susan enjoys playing pickleball and regular hiking excursions with her black lab, Gunner.
Susan BonenClark
Shelby is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner with ICU, ER, orthopedic, and primary care experience. She is passionate about partnering with her patients to promote optimum health goals while maintaining quality of life. She is married to a Firefighter/Paramedic and they have two wonderful young boys. She enjoys spending time with her family and doing any sort of outdoor activity located near or on the water!
Shelby Allen
Brandy is a nurse and health coach at Walden. She has been an LPN for 5 years, and she recently just completed her Bachelor’s degree in Science in health and wellness education.
Brandy’s “full bloom” is to continue to grow and educate in health and wellness. She enjoys spending her time outdoors fishing and going to the beach.
Brandy Crile
Nina Ramon
Crystal Smith is a Certified Nursing Assistant and has been in the medical field for 21 years. She started her career as a CNA in a nursing home. Years later she moved into Urology and Cardiology offices. Aside from currently assisting physicians in a variety of everyday duties in the primary care setting, she also has many years of experience in phlebotomy. Her career choice comes from a passion for helping everyone around her. She is also a missionary and humbled to have spent some time serving in Nicaragua. Crystal believes we all have a purpose, and she lives by a quote from the late Maya Angelou, “Be the rainbow in someone else’s cloud.”
Crystal Smith
Nikki is an Administrative Assistant at Walden DPC. For the last 20 years Nikki has worked in the early education field as a teacher, Preschool and Children’s Ministry Director. Nikki loves to encourage others, serve in the Ocala community and grow by trying new things. She enjoys biking, reading and spending time with her family and friends.
Nikki Peters
Melissa has a background in healthcare specifically as an Occupational Therapist. Before joining Dr. Steed in the effort to improve primary care in the Ocala community, she served as a mom and school volunteer. In her free time she enjoys running, reading, and cooking. Melissa loves connecting people to friends and community resources for fullness of life.
Melissa Steed
