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Occupational Medicine

Occupational medicine covers the employer side of urgent care: work-related injury treatment, pre-employment and fitness-for-duty physicals, and drug and alcohol screening — with the documentation employers and workers' compensation carriers require.

For injured workers

Work injuries follow a different paper trail than personal ones: the clinic documents mechanism, treatment, and work restrictions for the workers' comp process. Tell the front desk it's work-related at check-in so billing routes correctly from the start.

For employers

Clinics offering occ-med typically provide pre-employment physicals, drug screens, TB testing, and vaccination programs, with volume arrangements for local businesses. It's worth establishing the relationship before an injury forces the choice.

What it costs

Employer-billed services are typically contracted; individual employment physicals often run flat rates comparable to school physicals. See the full Illinois cost guide.

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General health-services information, not medical advice. In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.