Benefits Spotlight

Health Coaching Calls: All Health Coaching calls MUST be complete by October 31, 2025. Please note, if you are required to participate in health coaching, you must complete these calls in order to continue paying the 6% premium. 

Wellness Programming

• We’re thrilled to welcome PeopleEQ, a nationwide wellness provider with a user-friendly app and website. Stay tuned for the rollout later this year!
• Our contract with OSU services will end on 12/31/2025, therefore, all $400 wellness incentive dollars are due by November 1, 2025 to GatewaytoHealth@osumc.edu
• There will be no biometrics in 2025.  We encourage you to visit your primary care provider for yearly exam.

 Save the Dates

• Health & Wellness Fair: Friday, October 31, 2025, at 11:00 AM – Hannah Park
• Open Enrollment: November 3 – November 14, 2025

Access the City of Gahanna’s Benefits Landing Page to learn more about your benefits. This site is available to our employees 24/7 and gives you real-time access to your benefits information!

• MetLife Dental: PDP Plus (Preferred Dental Program) Network
• Metlife Vision: VSP Choice Network

Carrier Contacts

• UMR: Customer Service: Call the number on your ID card OR 1-800-826-9781
• MetLife: Customer Service: 1-800-275-4638

 RxBenefits Card – Now Available! RX Member Cards.

Have questions, thoughts, or concerns?
Call: 800.334.8134, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. 

Safety Spotlight

October is Fire Safety Month and the NFPA (National Fire Protetion Association) has identified “Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” as the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11, 2025, as this year’s focus.  You can read more information about Lithium-Ion battery safety here: NFPA: Charge Into Fire Safety

Other Fire Safety Reminders:

• Avoid overloading outlets and never plug power strips into each other.
• Report damaged electrical outlets, overladed circuits, or anything that could fuel a fire immediately.
• If you see a fire, activate the nearest fire alarm pull station, and evacuate the building immediately by utilizing the nearest exit.
• Never use elevators during a fire.

Key Resources and Support for Mental Health Assistance

Immediate Help (24/7, Free, Confidential)
Call, Text, or Chat 988: The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline connects for any mental health, substance use, or emotional crisis Dial 988, text 988, or chat online (English and Spanish).

Wellness with OSU Urgent Care & EAP

• As a City of Gahanna employee, you can schedule an appointment with our partners at OSU Urgent Care by calling them directly. The number to the Front Desk 614-366-4578 and their team can be reached during normal business hours for scheduling and questions.  

• Through our EAP Provider, Bronson HelpNet, you can request non-urgent counseling online quickly and easily. Access the Online Request form for Counseling Services. 

Quote of the Month

“Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success.” – Henry Ford

New Employee Spotlight

• Holly Boyer is a mom to twins and she enjoys hiking, sewing, and cake decorating.