Services for Occupational Medicine in Newtown OH can be completed for employers and small business owners at a number of providers, including Eastside Urgent Care. Urgent care services are completed with less wait time and lower cost than an emergency room. No appointments needed means you can send prospective employees there for post-employment screenings, tests, and examinations when it is convenient for your schedule. Extended hours make it easy for people to get those done quickly. The Department of Transportation has certified many urgent care centers to be examiners for their employees. Corporate flu shots are also offered, either on-site or at your location.
Work injury and illness management is available, as are digital X-rays for your employees. On-site rehabilitation services for workers’ compensation claims can help your employees get back to work safely and as soon as possible. Occupational therapy is helpful in the recovery from injuries, and can also help prevent injuries. Training for your staff in proper body mechanics in offered through on-site programs and videos that can be accessed via the YouTube Channel. Occupational Medicine in Newtown OH can partner with your company to provide quality care to your employees in the event of an injury or work-related illness. You can save your business, and your employees’ time and money as they recover with consistent providers.
In addition to occupational services, urgent care centers can fill in the gaps of physician shortages in communities. It is estimated, by the Kaiser Foundation, that 20% of the population does not have a primary care physician. Those that have one are often unable to get a same day appointment for the treatment of illnesses or minor injuries. The extended hours of operation seven days a week gives people a better option than an overcrowded emergency room. Keep in mind that there are some things for which you should access the emergency room immediately. They include open fractures, suspected heart attacks and strokes, head injury, major trauma, loss of consciousness, severe bleeding, and severe abdominal pain. Emergency rooms doctors are trained for and equipped to handle those situations. Urgent care centers are not equipped for life-threatening emergencies. Click here to know more.
