Introduction
Investing in employee health and occupational medicine programs is known to decrease worker's compensation costs, improve employee health and morale and reduce lost time from work.
Occupational Medicine & Employee Health is a department of Fairview Red Wing Medical Center. We offer cost-effective and competitively priced services to meet your employees’ health and safety needs. Choose single services or build a package that suits your business or industry.

We assess, screen, test, treat injury and manage employee health cases. We develop plans to promote health and education. With you we can design a program to:
• Solve employee and occupational health problems and find ways to improve employee health and safety.
• Promote and maintain employee health and wellness
• Promptly treat employees who have work-related injuries
• Manage worker's compensation to support a reasonable and safe return to work.

We offer

Preplacement examinations
Customized for your company, we conduct preplacement exams within ADA guidelines to see if an employee is medically able to meet the job’s physical demands. Exams may include:
• Drug tests
• Hearing tests
• Laboratory tests
• Pulmonary function (breathing) screening
• Physical exam by physician
• X-ray services
• Vision tests
• Vital signs (height, weight, pulse, blood pressure, etc.)
• Physical therapy assessment
• Annual/periodic tests and screenings

Annual/periodic testing and screening
Use our expertise in occupational health to help you evaluate employees. Services include:
• Department of Transportation/Federal Aviation Administration exams (1st, 2nd, 3rd class)
• Fitness for duty evaluations
• Function capacity evaluations
• Hearing (audiometric) screening
• Medical surveillance (OSHA) exam
• Breathing evaluations
• Return-to-work evaluations
• Vision screening

Drug testing
Occupational medicine & employee health has many drug screenings that encourage a healthy and safe working environment. Testing complies with both state and federal laws. Services include:
• Breathalyzer testing (alcohol)
• Certified medical review officer (MRO) services
• Record keeping to make sure there is compliance and confidentiality
• Secure specimen collection
• Testing by NIDA approved laboratories
• Timely reporting––verbal and/or written

Fitness for duty
We evaluate employees suspected of being mentally or physically unable to safely perform a job. This exam identifies issues and limitations and helps measure when an employee is ready and able to meet job duties.
Consultation services
Our occupational medicine & employee health team works with you to identify needs and set program goals and objectives. We create health and safety programs to treat, manage and prevent problems. Services include:
• Ergonomic workstation evaluations and recommendations
• Company walk-through observation and analysis
Worker's compensation Injury Treatment
When an employee is injured on the job, prompt medical care is as expected as it is important. Occupational medicine & employee health and Fairview Red Wing Health Services physicians provide urgent and emergency care to meet your needs.

Case management
Our case management system helps everyone communicate briefly and accurately. Services include:
• Plans for rehabilitation and likely return to work
• Plans for medical services including specialty care (orthopedics, surgery, internal medicine, mental health, ophthalmology and others)
• Suggestions for suitable job accommodations
Health Promotion and Education
Occupational medicine & employee health helps companies set up programs to maintain and improve employee health and wellness. Services include:
• Health risk assessment
• Blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose and other screenings
• Health education programs
• Vaccinations such as flu and Hepatitis B

Contact information
For more information call 651-267-5750.

Occupational Medicine
Fairview Red Wing Medical Center
701 Fairview Blvd.
PO Box 95
Red Wing, MN 55066