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Volume 4, Issue 5 (Suppl) Occup Med Health
ISSN:2329-6879 OMHA, an open access journal Environmental Health 2016
October 24-25, 2016
Page 44
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International Conference on
Environmental Health & Safety
BENEFITS OF WORKPLACE ONSITE CLINICS IN A FOOD AND BEVERAGE
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Background: Onsite clinics provide immediate onsite post-injury care as well as continuous assessment of injured employees
to assure early return to work and appropriateness of medical care. They also provide various health wellness services (non-
occupational, vaccination, physical examinations, etc.) to maintain the overall health status of employees and increase the
productivity.
Objective: Assess the injury rates for a 9-year pre- and 9 year post-clinic implementation period.
Method: 46 onsite clinics were included in the analysis. Injury rates were calculated by determining the total number of work-
related injuries per population. These rates were compared prior to and after clinic opening.
Results: At the time of clinic opening, the average injury rate was 27.4/100 employees. At year one post-clinic opening, the
injury rate increased slightly to 27.6. This was due to an Increase in the reporting of more minor injuries. In subsequent years,
the injury rate per 100 employees was 27.4, 26.9, 24.8 and 20.3 at year 2,3, and 4, respectively. At year 5 post clinic opening, the
injury rate decrased to 14.3/100 employees. Subsequent to year 5, the injury rates averaged 13/100 employees per year.
Conclusion: Overall injury rates decreased approximately 50% after onsite clinic established. The most marked decline occurs
after 4 years of clinic establishment.
Biography
Bernacki received his MD at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and his MPH at the Yale School of Public Health. He is a Professor of Medicine and Director of
the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (JHSOM), Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Administrator of the Johns Hopkins Self-Insured Workers’
Compensation Insurance Plan. Bernacki is a Past President of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). He is most noted for
work that relates to the use of Occupational Medical Guidelines, the design, development and initiation of unique cost containment vehicles in the major medical
and workers’ compensation insurance arenas.
Edward J Bernacki
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA
Edward J. Bernacki, Occup Med Health Aff 2016, 4:5 (Suppl)