Tyson Foods partnered with Matrix Medical Network, a leading clinical services company, to ensure the health and safety of its team members. As a result, less than one percent of Tyson Foods’s US workforce (120,000 team members) has active COVID-19. Tyson Foods is hiring 200 additional nurses and administrative staff to support the 400 people currently serving their health services team.
Tyson Foods, Inc. also announced the appointment of Dr. Claudia Coplein to the newly-created role of Chief Medical Officer. Coplein is a physician executive who brings more than 20 years of healthcare experience to the company after holding leadership roles in the insurance, global manufacturing, healthcare and technology fields. Her immediate focus will be assisting the company’s efforts to protect team members during the Covid-19 pandemic, while also working to expand and promote a culture of health, safety and wellness at Tyson. Coplein will also oversee the launch of Marathon Health clinics that will be piloted in seven of the company’s plant communities.