Occupational & Community Wellness Program

Committed to keeping local employees healthy and safe

HMC Connection

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Workplace injuries are a common problem that costs business and industry millions of dollars annually. The professionals of Hutcheson's Occupational & Community Wellness Program listen to your needs and can customize many services to fit your company's requirements. Their on-site health screenings and physicals promote a healthy workforce.

The first goal of Hutcheson's Occupational & Community Wellness program is to prevent workplace injuries from happening. Through worksite analysis, job analysis, and employee preventive programs we can help you reduce the number of on-the-job accidents and work-related injuries. This will result in reduced medical costs for your company.

Our second goal is to get your employees who suffer work-related injuries back on the job as soon as possible. Our programs not only help your employees get back to work, but with efficient injury management, we teach employees how to avoid injuries in the future.

For more information on the Occupational & community Wellness program at Hutcheson, call (706) 858-2808 or e-mail occupationalwellness@hutcheson.org.

Occupational Wellness

Hutcheson is a leader in occupational wellness and takes quality healthcare on site to many area businesses and industries. The mobile wellness van is the only mobile wellness service of its type in this region and provides much needed health screenings for area employees. Just last year, Hutcheson provided more than 9,000 healthcare screenings to local businesses in Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties.

To learn more about the Occupational Wellness Program at Hutcheson, please call (706) 858-2808 or e-mail us at occupationalwellness@hutcheson.org. Please indicate in your e-mail your interest:

• Drug Screenings
• Health Screenings
• Occupational Wellness
• WorkSite Consultations

Mobile Wellness Van

In 1996, Hutcheson Medical Center proudly unveiled the Mobile Wellness Van as part of the Occupational and Community Wellness Program. The 34-foot, state-of the art van features a private exam room, laboratory area, and consulting area. This versatile mobile unit is also equipped with the expertise and resources of various departments at Hutcheson.

Each year about 12,000 North Georgia residents receive a variety of services though the Mobile Wellness van: general health screenings, educational programs and community/industrial healthcare support. These services can be made available at your workplace, where you shop or where your children go to school. The van is also available to the Catoosa, Dade, and Walker County Health Departments for various community and school programs.

Free and low-cost health screenings include:

• Blood pressure/pulse
• Height/weight
• Cholesterol
• Blood Glucose
• PSA (prostate specific antigen)

Find Out About Our Community Screenings

Our Occupational & Community Wellness Program strives to offer no and low cost screenings to the community on a regular basis. Please check our calendar of events to see when screenings will be held in your area. Some of the screenings available are:

• Free Pulse and Blood Press Checks
• Free Body Temperature Checks
• Free Height and Weight Checks
• Blood Glucose - $3.00
• Prostate Serum Antigen (PSA) - $25.00
• Total Cholesterol - $7.00
• Total Cholesterol/HDL - $12.00

How to Contact

For more information about the Occupational and Community Wellness Program or for the locations, dates and times for community health screenings, please call (706) 858-2826.

Occupational & Community Wellness
Brenda Evans, Manager
100 Gross Crescent Circle
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742