Occupational Health Services

Occupational Health Services

Providing large and small companies a wide range of health-related services.

Occupational Health Services

Program Goals

The Occupational Health Services staff at Androscoggin Valley Hospital and Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital, provides large and small companies with a wide range of health-related services:

Improve the general health of the company’s employees
Reduce absenteeism rate
Prevent injuries
Increase employee productivity
Improve employee health & wellbeing

On-Site Rehabilitation Programs

Our on-site rehabilitation programs are designed to help injured and recovering employees return to work safely through job site analysis, job shadow, ergonomic assessment and work capacity evaluation.

Educational Programs

Our programs meet federal training requirements, as well as increase employees’ health and awareness through the following:

CPR and First Aid Training
Bloodborne pathogen training
Alcohol and drug testing for supervisors
Back safety programs and work station set up/analysis through our ergonomics team
Cumulative trauma prevention (Carpal Tunnel prevention)
Smoking cessation and management

Wellness & Fitness Programs

We will work with your staff to reduce employee illness and absenteeism through:

OSHA audiology screenings for your employees
Cholesterol, blood sugar, cardiac risk factor screenings
Flu shots, TB screening and education
Nutritional counseling and weight management
Women’s and men’s health issues

Pre-Employment Services

Drug screens
Physical therapy screens
Respirator clearance evaluations
Pulmonary function tests and mask fits

Drug & Alcohol Testing

Our Occupational Health program will work to reduce drug and alcohol abuse while complying with regulatory agency requirements. Our Drug and Alcohol Consortium provides:

Pre-employment physicals
Record keeping
Follow-up and return-to-duty testing
Drug-free policy writing assistance
DOT physicals
Pre-employment physicals

For further information, and a free consultation to discuss how Occupational Health Services might improve your workplace health and safety, please contact Susan Lessard, APRN, Occupational Health Coordinator, at AVH, (603) 326-5797 and Julie Bolton, BSN, RN or Edward Laverty, PA-C, at UCVH, (603) 388-4251 or (603) 388-4368.

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