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patients can receive this important care here in our community. “We have the most awesome opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives, often when they are most vulnerable,” said Schnabel.
arkland Health Center (PHC) includes two locations in St. Francois County. PHC’s larger facility, US Tool Group sometimes referred to as US Tool Group employs 475 Parkland South, is located at 1101 W. Parkland residents at their Farmington Liberty St. in Farmington. Just 12 miles north of the Farmington facility is PHC’s facility, with a total of 821 dedicated professionals positioned Bonne Terre location at in company and customer 7245 Raider Rd. The two facilities across the sites offer emergency United States, Canada, room services and a and Mexico. wide range of medical, “COVID had a big diagnostic, and rehabilitaimpact on us, so we are tion services, employing re-growing into where hundreds from various we were before,” said professions and trades. CEO Bruce Williams. Parkland Health “But during COVID, we, Center employs 566 unfortunately, had to have people, and the Medical some layoffs, which were Arts Clinic has another very devastating for us. 130 staff members. But we are growing back Annette Schnabel Annette Schnabel very nicely to has served as president of Parkland Health Center the size that Parkland Health Center for we used to be.” two years and has worked in healthcare The company was for 35 years. founded in 1958 by Paul “Healthcare is truly about the people G. Williams, Bruce’s fawho deliver care,” Schnabel explained. ther. The manufacturer’s “There is nothing better than the local operations began in personal human touch. We provide Desloge before relocating that locally with the support of our to Farmington in 2015. great team members from all over the The CEO said the Parkland region. We are truly commucompany takes much nity members caring for our family, delight in being in the friends, and neighbors.” Parkland area. Schnabel said the expansion of Bruce Williams “It is a wonderful services at the organization creates a Cap America area,” Williams said. “We remaining demand for employees. have great employees here; “The number of employees has grown as we are adding services to care great team members that work for the team here. for more people locally,” she said. “We “We really work hard at being a comare adding new physicians and advance pany that cares about people and has a practice providers in our clinics and in pleasant place to work,” he explained. the hospital. Thus, there will continue to be a need for more nurses, therapists, “We’re air-conditioned, and we have a very bright and cheerful work area. We technicians, and support staff. We have events for our employees. We have recently added cardiac cath services so
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things like Care and Share, which is when an employee gets into trouble with finances or health or whatever it may be. We all help each other out. Our employees are fantastic at donating to other employees who are having difficulties and helping them through these tough times.” Williams said when many people think of factories, they may think of the old images of dark and dreary workspaces. He said they have made their facility a pleasant place to work with bright lights, cool colors, medically-rated air filtration, and an altogether cheerful atmosphere. “Even though we’re a manufacturing facility, you walk in here, and it looks very high tech, clean, and is a comfortable place to work,” he noted. “We’ve done that on purpose because we’re here all the time, too, and I want to be in a nice place, and I want employees that want to be in a nice place. I want employees to care about each other and work together as a team. And we have that. “Not that everything’s perfect by any means, but our employees get along, care for each other, and have smiles on their faces,” said Williams. “A lot of times when customers come to visit, they walk around and say, ‘this is weird. I haven’t been in a factory in a long time where people have smiles on their faces.’ And it’s because they’re enjoying what they’re doing.” US Tool has grown to be the largest cutting tool reconditioning company globally, one of the largest integrated suppliers to the aerospace, defense, and metalworking manufacturing market, and one of the largest AutoCrib automated vending systems providers to the industrial market. The company remains a family-owned, US-based company with third-generation leadership. Bruce’s son, Brent Williams, is US Tool’s current president. “We are a family-held business, and we love it that way,” said Williams. “My son, Brent, and I own the company. I’m past retirement age, but I have no
