Memorial Health Expands Occupational Health Services for Urbana/Champaign County Businesses

​Memorial Health is expanding its Occupational Health services for those businesses and entities in the Champaign County area. The organization’s Occupational Health services include injury care, employee wellness, pre-employment physicals and fitness-for-duty exams, drug testing, immunizations and much more.
 
The new full-time clinic hours are now 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. During these expanded hours, Memorial providers and nursing staff are available to provide employee healthcare services and injury management/treatment. Memorial Occupational Health is located at 1958 E. U.S. Highway 36 in Urbana. To learn more about the Occupational Health program at Memorial, call (937) 578-2256.

Joining the growing Memorial Occupational Health | Urbana team is Amanda Brannon, FNP-C. Brannon has nearly 20 years in healthcare with experience as a nurse practitioner as well as a registered nurse for inpatient/emergency/urgent care. She will utilize her years of cross-training and healthcare expertise to provide care to employees of the Occupational Health program. Brannon is married with four children and together, they live in Champaign County.
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Business leaders with an interest in occupational services available from Memorial can also attend the next Champaign County Chamber of Commerce Lunch & Learn that will be combined with the March Meeting of the Champaign County Safety Council.
 
The topic will cover “Understanding the 5 W’s and 1 H of Occupational Health for your business.” The presenters will be David A. Tanner, DO, Medical Director for Memorial Occupational Health; Derek Gibson, Senior Manager for Employer Partnerships; and Joseph Gantz, RN, BSN, Occupational Health Director. Highlights of the presentation will include:

• what steps to take when handling a BWC claim
• where to send an employee for injury care (Occupational Health clinic vs Urgent Care vs ER)
• when to implement pre-employment physical exams and how those can help alleviate possible BWC claims in the future
• who should be utilizing pre-hire drug testing and what options are available – plus, why it is beneficial in today’s work environment.

Details for the event are:

• Tuesday, March 19 (11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and the program will begin promptly at 12 p.m.
• Madison- Champaign ESC (2200 US-68, Urbana, OH 43078).
• A $15 fee will be charged for those who are non-Safety Council members. To RSVP, email the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce at [email protected] or call (937) 653-5764.

 
Memorial Health is an independent health system based in Marysville, Ohio, which consists of Memorial Hospital’s main campus and satellite outpatient locations including Memorial City Gate Medical Center; Memorial Urbana Medical Center; Memorial Hospital Outpatient Surgery Center; Memorial Gables – a skilled nursing facility; Memorial Medical Group – a network of 53 physicians and mid-level providers with office locations throughout Marysville, Plain City, Richwood, and Urbana; and the Memorial Health Foundation. To learn more, visit memorialohio.com.