Medical Services:
Occupational Health Services
When it comes to managing your business, your employees are your most important asset. A healthy and productive work force is essential. As your partner in health, Northwest Community Hospital provides the services and expertise you need to meet your employee's healthcare needs and manage your organization's healthcare costs.
At Northwest Community Hospital, you can expect:
- Four dedicated Occupational Health sites, located at our three Treatment Centers in Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich and Schaumburg, and the Arlington Heights Occupational Health Center located in the Busse Center for Specialty Medicine. Occupational Health Services hours are from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.
- Access to any of our three treatment sites listed above and the Emergency Department at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, with leading edge expertise in each of our treatment sites and physicians skilled in treating work-related injuries.
- Coordinated management of all aspects of injury cases to help ensure your employees receive timely and appropriate treatment and that your organization's healthcare dollars are wisely allocated.
Services Offered (Click on these links to read more):
Programs for Workplace Health and Productivity
We recognize and understand the specific healthcare concerns employers face. Occupational Health Services is here to serve as a single source for all your employee healthcare needs. Occupational Health Services provides employers access to all programs offered by Northwest Community Hospital. These include:
1. Injury Care
- Initial treatment and follow-up of work-related injuries
- Injury case management
- Return to work examination
- X-Ray services
2. Examination Services
- Employment physicals
- Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals
- Executive physicals
- Respirator fitness exams
- Return-to-work exams
- Audiometry
- Back assessments
3. Wellness Programs
- Onsite wellness screenings
- Health fairs
- Health education presentations
- Health-risk appraisals
- Screenings: cholesterol, PSA (prostate specific antigen), colon, glucose and other screenings
- Mammograms
- Heartcare assessments
4. Substance Abuse Screenings
- Urine testing (DOT and non-DOT)
- Hair collection
- Rapid drug testing
- Breath alcohol
5. Worksite Evaluations
- Ergonomic assessments by credentialed professionals to properly design the workplace with the objective of reducing injuries and improving the level of comfort
6. Safety Training and Certification Programs
- American Heart Association and Red Cross training classes are taught by certified professionals.
For more information, call Occupational Health Services at 847.618.5600.
Travel and Immunization Program
Northwest Community Hospital's Travel and Immunization Program is specially designed for companies doing business internationally and to those individual travellers. The program ensures that employees have the proper immunizations before they travel in order to protect their health and gain entrance into their travel destination. Travel and immunization needs are assessed and administered by a registered nurse with physicians support. On-site immunizations are available.
Immunizations can be scheduled by calling Occupational Health Services at 847.618.5600.
Executive Physical Program
The Executive Physical Program is a comprehensive physical examination designed especially for corporate executives.Your examination will be conducted under the direction of a board certified occupational health physician as well as other Northwest Community Hospital professionals. The results of your physical will be provided to you confidentially, by mail, within one week.
The Executive Physical Program includes:
- A Personal Health Evaluation
- Physical examination and medical history, followed by a discussion of results
- Audiogram
- Body composition and distribution analysis
- Coronary Risk Summary
- Complete blood count
- Comprehensive metabolic panel
- Stress EKG administered by board certified cardiologist
- Hemoccult screening
- Lipid profile (cholesterol testing requires 12 hour fast)
- Pulmonary function assessment (Spirometry)
- Thyroid profile screeening
- PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen)
- Urinalysis
- Optional health assessment tests
- Colonoscopy( recommended for individuals 50 and over)
- Chest x-ray (initially, and then recommended every 5 years)
- Mammogram (for women age 35 and over)
- Complimentary amenities offered by the The Wellness Center
- Full use of the equipment on the first floor, including weight resistant and cadiovascular training equipment
- Full use of lap pool and whirlpool
- No cost locker and towel service
- Full use of sauna and steam room
- Therapeutic massage in the Reflections Spa at the Wellness Center
- Full use of the Indoor Track (12 laps per mile)
For further information on any currently offered Occupational Health Services program, call 847.618.5600.
Last Updated on 09/19/07
