Workplace Health Program - St. Nicholas Hospital
Workplace Health Program - St. Nicholas Hospital
Workplace Health Program - St. Nicholas Hospital
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Occupational <strong>Health</strong>/Corporate Wellness<br />
<strong>Workplace</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
Working with you to keep your employees healthy!
<strong>Workplace</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Nicholas</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s Occupational <strong>Health</strong>/Corporate Wellness<br />
Department provides a unique workplace program designed<br />
to help you and your employees minimize risks, manage chronic<br />
medical conditions, prevent looming health problems, care<br />
for work-related emergencies, and open communication regarding<br />
their safe return to work. Meet the healthcare needs of your<br />
employees while containing rising medical costs – our <strong>Workplace</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Program</strong> can help.<br />
Our <strong>Workplace</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
offers a multidisciplinary team<br />
of occupational health and wellness<br />
professionals. We are experts<br />
in all of your diverse occupational<br />
health and wellness needs.<br />
The health of your workforce links directly<br />
to the financial health of your business.<br />
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Convenience. Access. Service.<br />
When you contract with us you have the benefit of ‘one-stop shopping’. All of your occupational<br />
health needs such as Drug and Alcohol testing, in-clinic medical monitoring, injury management,<br />
Industrial Rehabilitation, and wellness and health education services are all here – under one<br />
roof. In addition, we can work with you to provide an onsite nurse practitioner, physical therapist,<br />
and other specialists as needed.<br />
The Occupational <strong>Health</strong> clinic offers urgent care for initial,<br />
non-trauma, work injuries from 07:30 until 16:30 Monday-Friday.<br />
James Kuplic, MD and our two nurse practitioners, Cynthia Fisher,<br />
APNP and Cathy Sukowaty, APNP provide initial assessment<br />
and treatment for a wide variety of work related injuries and<br />
illnesses. Unless referred to a specialist, the Occupational <strong>Health</strong><br />
Department provides all follow-up appointments.<br />
Our commitment to the principles of healthcare excellence<br />
is the foundation of our <strong>Workplace</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Program</strong>. It is what<br />
makes our program stand out from all others. Ours is the<br />
program that gives you the advantage to promote health and<br />
wellness in your company’s workforce while managing your<br />
healthcare dollars.<br />
Professionals – physicians, nurses,<br />
technicians, and other care<br />
providers – skilled in occupational<br />
medicine and workplace wellness.<br />
In addition, you and your employees<br />
have the added benefit of accessing<br />
our state-of-the-art inpatient,<br />
outpatient, and emergency services.<br />
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Employers appreciate our knowledge<br />
and expertise, regular communication,<br />
service, and ease of access.<br />
Lorraine Thomas<br />
Worker’s Compensation/Leave<br />
Coordinator<br />
Bemis Manufacturing Co.<br />
Managing Workers’ Compensation cases is complex and time<br />
intensive. The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Nicholas</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Occupational <strong>Health</strong><br />
Services staff works with us not only to manage these cases in<br />
a cost-effective and caring manner – but also helps us take a<br />
preventive and early intervention approach.<br />
When an employee needs to go to <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Nicholas</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s<br />
Emergency Department, the Occupational <strong>Health</strong> staff evaluates<br />
the extent of his/her injury and promptly provides me<br />
with the information I need to meet OSHA requirements.<br />
They understand, meet, and exceed my needs in a professional<br />
and friendly manner. I especially enjoy our open lines<br />
of communication and their ability to help me cut through<br />
what could be a medical maze mired in red tape. They provide<br />
knowledgeable and consistent ways for me to promote<br />
compliance and ensure quality results. They also helped me<br />
develop and implement a Return to Work <strong>St</strong>atement form that<br />
outlines the employee’s diagnosis, assessment and return to<br />
work recommendation. No question, the staff at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Nicholas</strong><br />
<strong>Hospital</strong>’s Occupational <strong>Health</strong> Services is a great resource<br />
for both my employer and me.<br />
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We work with the Occupational <strong>Health</strong>/Corporate Wellness<br />
staff at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Nicholas</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> and are very pleased with both<br />
the service and results. They work with us to identify our<br />
risks and set up appropriate health, wellness, and safety<br />
programs to help lower or, if possible, eliminate the risks.<br />
We are recognizing a positive change in our workforce since<br />
implementing this service. Employees are feeling better about<br />
themselves as a result of the lifestyle changes they’ve made<br />
such as diet, nutrition, weight loss, and exercise. They also<br />
appreciate the fact that we care about their well-being enough<br />
to contract with the hospital to provide the services. We<br />
notice improvement each year, which means we are making<br />
a difference. Our employees are healthier and as a result we<br />
anticipate that over time our health care costs will go down.<br />
Carl Claerbout<br />
Co-owner<br />
Dutchland Plastics, Inc.<br />
As the Manager of Safety for PLENCO I appreciate the<br />
Occupational <strong>Health</strong>/Corporate Wellness staff’s open<br />
communication. From Dr. Kuplic to the nurse practitioners<br />
and therapist their honest opinions and evaluations on injured<br />
employees are a great benefit to our company, both from a<br />
safety compliance standpoint and cost perspective. I feel we<br />
have more than a business contract; we have a relationship.<br />
For example, I recently called the nurse practitioner to describe<br />
a rash an employee developed. We didn’t know whether he<br />
developed the rash on the job or at home. She offered me<br />
several recommendations to pass along to the employee and<br />
stated that if none of them worked within three or four days<br />
to have the employee stop in for a check-up. When it comes<br />
to the health and well-being of our employees, it’s great<br />
to have people I can call. I rely upon their expertise and trust<br />
them as professionals and friends.<br />
Kevin White, PE, CSP<br />
Manager of Safety<br />
Plastics Engineering Company<br />
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Occupational <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Program</strong>s<br />
Our <strong>Workplace</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Program</strong> is not<br />
a boilerplate. We recognize that one size<br />
does not fit all and each employer’s<br />
workforce has unique differences; that<br />
is why we tailor our program around the<br />
needs of your organization.<br />
Wellness & <strong>Health</strong> Education Services – To identify<br />
the services that best meet your needs, we offer a<br />
comprehensive health risk assessment (HRA). This is<br />
a tool designed to measure important indicators of<br />
health through screenings and a detailed questionnaire.<br />
Aggregate data from the HRA, combined with a review<br />
of your healthcare claims experience, will help us<br />
customize programs and services that will promote<br />
wellness, lower your healthcare expenses, and improve<br />
the morale, productivity, and health of your employees.<br />
Occupational <strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Drug & Alcohol Testing – Confidential and Accurate<br />
In-Clinic Medical Monitoring – hearing, drug & alcohol testing,<br />
vaccinations, physicals, health screenings and education, respirator<br />
protection program.<br />
Injury Management – Occupational <strong>Health</strong>, Emergency<br />
Department, post-accident drug testing, follow-up care, and<br />
case management<br />
Industrial Rehabilitation – On-site services, ergonomic job<br />
analysis and worksite evaluations, post-offer/pre-work screening,<br />
prevention and education, on-site intervention and therapy,<br />
functional capacity evaluations, and work rehabilitation.<br />
Wellness & <strong>Health</strong> Education Services<br />
■ Screenings such as blood pressure, cholesterol,<br />
fitness, nutrition, alcohol abuse, safety, stress,<br />
stroke, and cancer.<br />
■ Nutrition and weight management<br />
■ Occupational, industrial, and physical therapy<br />
■ Fitness programs<br />
■ <strong>St</strong>ress management<br />
■ Smoking cessation<br />
■ Seminars and classes<br />
■ HRA<br />
Our team of occupational health and wellness<br />
professionals will work with you to develop<br />
a results-oriented program.<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Nicholas</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s Freedom from Smoking program<br />
I used to smoke more than two packs of cigarettes a day for 33 years and at 9:00 pm on May 6, 2007 I snubbed out my last<br />
cigarette. I thought about quitting often but just couldn’t do it. When my employer offered the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Nicholas</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>’s<br />
Freedom from Smoking program I decided to sign up and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Thinking about my<br />
future I realized that I’d like to retire and enjoy several years of fulfilling my dreams but to do that I really needed to quit<br />
smoking; I needed to get healthier. I can already say that I feel so much better when I wake up in the morning. Sure, I’ve put<br />
on a few pounds and I’m working on that but, like I tell the people who are trying to quit, I can lose weight but I can’t get<br />
another set of lungs. Today I help as a volunteer speaker for the hospital’s Freedom from Smoking classes. I tell them how<br />
great the rewards are – health, financial, and social. I also tell them it takes a lot of will power but if I can quit after 33 years<br />
anybody can. I am so glad my employer offered this program and I am really proud of myself for taking control. It’s great<br />
to join the ranks of non-smokers.<br />
Randy Behr<br />
Rockline, Inc.<br />
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3100 Superior Avenue Sheboygan, WI 53081 920-459-4651<br />
www.stnicholashospital.org<br />
An Affiliate of <strong>Hospital</strong> Sisters <strong>Health</strong> System<br />
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