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May 31, 2007 -- Corporate Care, Kimball Medical Center’s innovative
Workers’ Compensation and Preventative Health Program, offers
comprehensive on-site services that include well-care education
and monitoring as well as post-injury assistance and follow-up.
"Corporate Care starts at the very beginning of the
employment process by offering post-offer, pre-employment functionality
ability screenings that help guarantee an individual’s suitability
to perform required job duties," explains board-certified internist
John Minetti, M.D., the program’s medical director. "Functional
ability screenings greatly improve a company’s chances of
avoiding potential injuries that can occur when a new employee cannot
physically perform the job for which he was hired."
As the employee is welcomed to the company, Corporate
Care continues to annual physicals and screenings for a host of
medical conditions, Dr. Minetti adds. Random drug and alcohol testing
at either Kimball’s Corporate Care location — conveniently
located at Kimball’s new Institute for Rehabilitative and
Occupational Health Services near the hospital campus — or
at the workplace can be included in the program, as well as inoculations
and vaccinations required in the United States or those necessary
for international travel.
"Corporate Care also offers on-site injury prevention
services, like ergonomic worksite analysis, ergonomic job-task analysis,
and repetitive motion injury and "comfort at your computer" classes,"
Dr. Minetti says.
Noting that the professionals in Kimball’s Corporate
Care division believe that preventing injuries is far better than
treating them, he says they also realize that on-the-job injuries
do occur. He points to Corporate Care office hours — 7:30
a.m. through 4 p.m. — and notes that life-threatening conditions
and after-hours injuries are treated in Kimball Medical Center’s
Emergency Department.
"The program provides on-site laboratory services,
referrals to specialists as required, physical and occupational
therapy, professional case management and tracking and trending
of injuries," he says, adding that, for injured workers, physical
therapy can begin within 24 hours of an injury.
Through the Corporate Care Program, Kimball’s
Speakers’ Bureau can bring an extensive range of health care
programs to the business or work site. Smoking cessation programs,
stress management seminars, exercise and diabetes education are
among the health topics presented by Kimball’s highly trained
professionals.
"For more than 15 years, Corporate Care has been the
choice of nearly 400 area employers, keeping their employees healthy
and productive," Dr. Minetti says. "Corporate Care provides comprehensive
care – always keeping in mind the concerns of every employee."
For additional information about the services provided by Corporate
Care at Kimball Medial Center, call 888-SBHS-123.
CONTACT: Kathleen Horan
Public Relations and Marketing
732-557-3909
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