Occupational Medicine at Work for You!
Samaritan Occupational Medicine provides services that reduce workplace risks and manage
workplace injuries and illnesses—with a focus on prompt return to work.
Research demonstrates that early diagnosis and treatment, combined with appropriate
return to work, reduces the likelihood of disability.
Contact George Monlux, M.D. at Samaritan Occupational Medicine, so your business can
continue to work . . . in good health.
QUALITY SERVICE YOU'LL APPRECIATE
Prompt Treatment
Employees with work-related illnesses or injuries are seen promptly and efficiently.
Communication
From emergencies to minor injuries, we report to you promptly on your employee's condition,
including the diagnosis, treatment and return-to-work status.
Follow-Up
Employees treated at Samaritan Occupational Medicine return to receive follow-up care
from the same medical physician. This ensures continuity of care for the patient and a
continuing emphasis on your business concerns. Employees who are initially treated through
the Samaritan Healthcare emergency department may return to the Occupational Medicine for
follow-up care.
What is Occupational Medicine?
Samaritan Occupational Medicine offers a variety of services to its customers with the goal of
injury and illness prevention, health maintenance and early rehabilitation when injuries
and/or health problems occur in the workplace.
Our highly trained professionals treat employees with work-related illness or injuries in
an efficient, economical, convenient way. The benefit of an occupational medicine
specialist is that they have specialized training in this highly specific area of medicine.
Occupational medicine specialists maximize functional recovery in an effort to decrease
workers' compensation costs, enhance worker productivity, and improve job satisfaction.
Goals of Occupational Medicine
- To maintain and improve the well being of the employee through education and early detection
of illnesses.
- To provide direct care for, and counseling, referral and /or rehabilitation of, those with
work-related injuries and/or illnesses.
- To minimize the effects of health hazards on all workers in the work place.
- To reduce absenteeism, disruption in lifestyle, and delayed functional recovery by providing accurate health assessments in a timely fashion.
- To comply with federal health and safety regulations, e.g., those required by OSHA.
- To provide professional consultation services in an effort to meet the healthcare needs of
workers, their employers and their claims managers.
- To aid in the placement of employees into a work environment that is compatible with
their physical and psychological health status.
Medical Director, Dr. George Monlux, M.D. is a Mentor for the Comprehensive Occupational
Education and Health (COHE) Program. COHE is a partnership with the business, labor and
health care communities. The COHE concept was developed by business and labor with the
assistance of the State of Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). The
goal of COHE is to improve services for injured workers in order to reduce their disability
and provide appropriate return to work.
COHE website:
http://www.spokanecohe.stlukesrehab.org/
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