Anybody here ever have a so-called "Executive Physical"?

Prowling through another thread just now, I saw somebody mention Executive Physicals as being especially thorough. Anybody on here ever have one?

Very good question. I've seen them advertised and I'd also really like to know what one of those is like.

Yes, my company had "executive physicals" for all company officers. It discovered prostate cancer in the CEO and saved his life.

Yes, my company had "executive physicals" for all company officers. It discovered prostate cancer in the CEO and saved his life.

So regular employees do not deserve the basic courtesy of equal medical treatment? Shame on companies that follow this way of thinking. As a corollary to - liberty and justice for all - it says something about present day corporate thinking.

I wonder, do officers in the US armed forces get a specifically better level of medical treatment and care than privates and seamen? And I am not talking about better treatment because they are respected or well liked, but as a matter of institutionalized policy.

I made a business-checkup in a sport clinic, 4 hours, but I had to pay for it, my company doesn’t offer these checkups. The cost was 1'200 swiss francs, about 1’350 US $. I had already recent blood and urine analysis, who are not included in this price.

Following exams were included:

- In-depth discussion concerning my state of health and family history

- In-depth medical examination including hernia check and DRE

- Examination of cardiovascular function: resting, exercise and recovery ECG, including blood pressure readings, determination of optimal exercise pulse range (lactate in blood)

- Lung function test

- Evaluation of physical condition, e.g. weight (body mass index), proportion of body fat and muscle mass

- Strength tests

- Eyesight test

- Ultrasound of abdominal organs, bladder (full and empty) and prostate

- Discussion of all the examination results

- Personal health dossier

I had a sports outfit for the entire duration of the stay and only briefs for the medical examination.

I made a business-checkup, 4 hours, but I had to pay for it, my company doesn’t offer these checkups. The cost was 1'200 swiss francs, about 1’350 US $. I had already recent blood and urine analysis, who are not included in this price.

Even if your company doesn't pay for this, what about reimbursement via medical insurance or mutuality? In Belgium you would have to pay part of the costs of these exams and tests (mainly to remind you that they are not completely free to avoid over-consumption of medical resources), but certainly not to the tune of $1350 ... that seems to be quite a high sum for a European country ...

In Switzerland, you must have a compulsory health insurance which refunds are defined in the law. This insurance does not pay for annual checkups.

You can purchase additional insurances (I think it's the same principle with the mutuality in Belgium). My additional insurance reimburses 200 francs (225 US $) for an annual checkup.

In a clinic who offers such "executive physicals", you have no correlation between the price and exams, as for the same flight where you pay a different price depending on the category of your seat. I asked another clinic who offers a 2-day checkup for 20’000 $!

I mean that private clinics need patients who are ready to pay more. It can also increase the revenue of the doctors.

For me the advantage is that I can do all the exams on the same day at the same place. I could pay less, but I would have to go to several different doctors.

I asked another clinic who offers a 2-day checkup for 20’000 $!

I just bought a brand new van straight from the factory for less than that ... too bad they can't guarantee you a clean bill of health along with that price.

But then seriously, who can afford a medical check up at that price unless they already have more money than is good for the well-being of their souls? This must be the price for totally private health care.

You can agree to disagree but is perceived that an Executive/CEO has a far more important role in a company than the factory worker. Like it or not, it is how capitalism works. They want a competent executive not dropping dead of a sudden illness due to the important function they have within a corporation, hence the fully paid executive physical. In other words protect the asset. I am ok with my yearly exam. My doctor is thorough and competent enough IMHO. I could have an Executive Physical in my own community but I would have to pay for it out of pocket. It is not worth the time or the money.

They want a competent executive not dropping dead of a sudden illness due to the important function they have within a corporation, hence the fully paid executive physical.

I will come again to the comparison of the military: does an officer get better medical treatment because he is perceived to be more important than a private? Are officers cared for first on a battlefield to the detriment of their troops? If that is how officers expect to be treated, then they are not worthy to be called officers and gentlemen. And luckily to their credit, that is not how most would act. They would see to the welfare of the people under their command first. That is what they are taught to do: look out for the welfare of those they are responsible for. I wonder if anything even remotely similar is taught in any of the numerous business schools around the world?

Most ordinary workers are far more exposed to job related health risks than anyone in higher management. Hence, if anyone, they should be given better medical preventive care. And yes, I know that is how capitalism works and how as an ideology it creates misconceptions at its most despicable. And you can bet your boots that I will disagree, politely, but still disagree.

An officer may not necessarily get better treatment on the battlefield than a private, but at home base they certainly will get better preventive care and extensive examinations.

I’m not sure if « executive physicals » give you better chances to survive. For me it was more a confirmation of my actual condition and an encouragement to ameliorate it, for example with more sport or better nutrition. It is interesting to have all facts about your body in a report.

There is a new doctors express location near me that mentions them on their web site, not sure how much more in depth it goes tho....sorry

An officer may not necessarily get better treatment on the battlefield than a private, but at home base they certainly will get better preventive care and extensive examinations.

Well, there go some more of my illusions about equality down the hole.

Well, there go some more of my illusions about equality down the hole.

The US military runs on the adage RHIP - Rank Has Its Privilege.

In the December edition of "Wired" magazine on page 243 there is a 1/2 page ad for an executive physical at the Cleveland Clinic. Here is a link to their site:

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/wellness/executive-health/executive-health-exam.aspx

According to the site, it will only set you back about $3,000. to have the basic executive exam and they offer more optional tests for additional cost.

In the December edition of "Wired" magazine on page 243 there is a 1/2 page ad for an executive physical at the Cleveland Clinic. Here is a link to their site:

http://my.clevelandclinic.org/wellness/executive-health/executive-health-exam.aspx

According to the site, it will only set you back about $3,000. to have the basic executive exam and they offer more optional tests for additional cost.

Such a deal! It's like flying first class. You still get there at the same time as the folk in the back of the plane, just with more personal service.

I've had one. It's a full physical with all kinds of extras . Mine included a stress tests, full blood work, a cardiovascular work up, a memory test, vision test. I drank some radiopaque dye and did a full body CT scan. Also dermatologist checked all my skin. It was several hours. It's a top notch, top to bottom evaluation and it's probably worth it if you have the money, but it certainly ain't cheap.

Posting twelve years later, they are still available in US cities like New York. A Google search '(location) men's thorough physical exam works. They are all day, some mentioned meals, lots of diagnostic tests, and, I think, scrubs, or something similar, are provided rather than a male patient getting the physical exam part in his underwear. The costs have only increased.There was a male nurse a year ago who offered to do executive physicals at your hotel, or office. The equipment which he brought would have been limited. One of his selling points was that rather than have to go to multiple doctors, he would do it all.

Such Executive Physicals are also still available in Europe, at least in Switzerland and Germany. For me, the advantage of going to Germany would be the lower price compared to Switzerland. However, I've noticed that some clinics or doctors offer tests based on the devices or skills they have or don't have, rather than according to any recommendations.

A recent development in Switzerland involves presenting expensive blood tests as a complete check-up, even though there is no physical examination.

Personally, I now only go to the doctor for the exams necessary to treat illnesses and that bores me rather than excites me.