News Release

ROCHESTER — Woodlawn Health launched its new occupational health program recently.

This program, housed in the Shafer Building on Woodlawn Health’s campus in Rochester, offers a nurse practitioner, who evaluates work-related injuries and does employee physicals.

It will also offer same-day appointments, drug screenings, and CDL physical evaluations.

“We are thrilled to offer this to the business community and our wellness services. We know a healthy workforce makes Fulton and surrounding counties thriving areas,” Brad Rogers, COO of Woodlawn Health, stated.

The benefits of the program for employers will have a broad impact, as stated by Jillian Smith, executive director, at the Fulton County Chamber of Commerce. “We are thrilled that Woodlawn Health’s new Occupational Health Program will offer Fulton County and surrounding area businesses the opportunities to conduct employee drug screenings and physicals locally. Employers can reduce response and travel time by keeping employees in the county for treatment, ultimately decreasing costs and increasing productivity.

The chamber recognizes that Woodlawn Health continually evaluates the local community’s needs and invests in programs to fulfill those needs, such as this new occupational health facility. The chamber appreciates Woodlawn’s continued commitment to Fulton County.”

The clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Employers interested in utilizing services should call (574) 223-9525.

Woodlawn Health is a rural health care system in Rochester, working to earn the right to care for the communities it serves.

For more information, visit woodlawnhealth.org or contact Khrista Boster, chief marketing officer, at [email protected].