Price Increases in 2022
Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible holistic healthcare and education in an effort to cultivate long-standing relationships between highly trained practitioners and the community that are socially and economically just.
We pride ourselves both in the high quality of care and attentiveness our practitioners and staff provide. Ensuring this high level of care along with our mission to provide accessible and affordable services for the community has always been a difficult task, but has become increasingly difficult as we grow in the current market.
To keep our services as accessible as possible, we have not raised our prices in three years; however, during that time period, we have continued to make substantial investment in our staff including guaranteed pay during covid, pay increases across the board, additions to PTO, sick time, and covered medical and dental health benefits for all full time staff. Raising prices is necessary for us to continue to be a supportive workplace.
In order to bridge the gap between our financial needs and our mission, as of January 1, 2022 we will be implementing a new tiered pricing approach for all of our services, similar to our community acupuncture pricing.
After a market analysis it was clear that our prices were below averages across the city. Our new Standard prices sit just below the median range for this service in Chicago. In addition, we will be extending flexible / tiered pricing to include a Reduced and Supportive price rate for all of our services to further foster our mission of accessible and affordable services.
What do the different tiers mean and who are they designed for?
Reduced - for patients who have limited means, are on a budget, or are coming in frequently (2+/week)
Standard - for most patients coming semi-frequently (1/week) - this pricing is set below the average price for similar services across the city to ensure our mission of accessible and affordable services.
Supportive - for patients who can afford to pay the market rate for services in Chicago, those coming in for maintenance or low frequency (1-2/month), or can be encouraged in lieu of tipping. Patients able to pay supportive prices are helping us foster our mission and help subsidize those who may be on a budget.
What our new pricing looks like:
What you choose to pay is entirely up to you and your comfort level. We understand that circumstances change and what you pay can change month to month or even appointment to appointment. As always, for those who may have more extreme needs or circumstances, please don't hesitate to talk with us, and we can do our best to make accommodations.
We will also be raising the prices of other services that will remain at a flat, non-tiered rate:
Cupping - $65
Ear Acupuncture - $20
90-minute bodywork - $165
We will continue to offer packages, and these will be set at a percentage discount from our standard pricing. We encourage you to purchase a package before the end of the year to ensure a few more treatments at our current prices.
Thank you for continuing to support our business, and happy holidays!
Tiered Pricing for Community Acupuncture
We have some exciting developments in the new year that we'd like to share regarding our community acupuncture pricing. This past year we experimented with monthly discount community acupuncture nights as a means to make our services more accessible. These evenings were a huge success, often booking up weeks in advance. The popularity of these evenings demonstrated the need for reduced-cost services more than once per month and lead us to find a solution.
As of February 1, we will officially be moving to a tiered pricing model for community acupuncture. Pricing will be:
Reduced rate: $30
Standard rate: $40
Supportive rate: $45
Reduced Rate
Having difficulty affording $40 or coming for multiple visits in one week? Consider our reduced rate.
Standard Rate
Don’t like too many options or comfortable with what you've already been paying? No problem! The standard rate is still $40.
Supportive Rate
Have extra resources? Every supportive rate paid helps us give a community member a treatment at the reduced rate.
These scenarios are merely suggestions, as only you know what works best for your situation. You’re welcome to change which tier you pay at any time. We will continue to offer our package rate for all services at 10% off five or more treatments purchased. For community acupuncture, the package price will be based on the standard rate.
Surely you’ll have questions, so don't hesitate to talk to our front desk staff or your practitioner. We look forward to seeing you in the clinic soon, and happy new year!
Raising Our Prices to Meet Our Mission
This year, as our business turns four, we have been reflecting on how to meet our mission, values, and goals for the foreseeable future so that we may continue to serve and grow with our wonderful community. In addition to continuing to offer high-quality, accessible holistic healthcare, it is our goal to prioritize living wages and benefits for our workers as well as making Five Point a model of how small cooperative businesses can be run successfully.
As of June 1st, Five Point will be raising the price of community acupuncture and herbal consultations to $35 for repeat visits, and in January 2019 this price will go up to $40. The prices of our other services will not be affected in 2018.
These changes will help us achieve a new level of stability and sanctuary, as Five Point becomes a better home for its workers. Later this spring, Five Point will be able to offer health insurance coverage to its employees and owners, which is a big landmark for us.
Beyond improving our internal structure, this price increase will allow us to create a low-income program for community acupuncture, something that will help us continue to meet our mission of accessibility. We expect to launch this program in 2019.
As a thank you and to help with the transition to our new pricing, for the entire month of June our packages for community acupuncture will remain at their current pricing. We highly suggest taking advantage of these prices, and getting a package if you are a regular consumer of community acupuncture.
As always, we can’t thank you all enough for supporting our business and making our clinic such a lovely, healing environment. We are very excited about this coming year as we enter into our fifth year of service, and we couldn’t have done it without you!
With gratitude,
The Five Point Team
October Promotions
Hey Five Point Community!
October is a special month for us. We are expanding our hours to offer more appointment slots on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Also, October is National Co-op Month, and October 24th is Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Day. In celebration, we are offering some nifty promotions through October 31st.
First-time patients can receive a free service, including community acupuncture, herbal consultation, or 30-min of bodywork. Click on the individual service links to book.
And we haven't forgotten about our loyal patients who already support us! Current patients who refer a new person to us can get half-off a community acupuncture appointment or herbal consult, limit one per person. Whomever you refer can put your name in their booking note while booking online or mention your name while calling.
This offer only lasts during the month of October, so start spreading the word!