Clinical services

Employment related physicals

Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic understands that, in addition to adhering to regulations, it is important for your company to employ and maintain a healthy and safe workforce. We work to establish a relationship with your company to tailor physicals that will meet your needs.

Physicals

• Pre-placement exams
• DOT/CDL exams
• Respiratory clearance exams
• Asbestos exams
• Annual wellness exams
• Fit for duty/return to work exams

Additional services

• Vision screening
• Hearing tests
• Pulmonary function tests
• Respirator fit testing
• Lab tests
• X-rays

Onsite medical services

Designated medical provider program

Respiratory protection program

Hearing conservation program

All worksites requiring hearing protection must comply with OSHA noise exposure standards. The Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic will help you develop and maintain a program to meet those needs. Licensed audiologists supervise the program.

Annual testing

• At the Medcenter One Occupational Health Clinic in Bismarck or Dickinson
• Onsite testing available for groups
• Interpretation and review

Pre-placement testing

• Baseline testing
• Interpretation and review

Computerized testing results

• Individual results and explanation letter available
• Composite summary of all employees available for employer

ANSI/OSHA certified audiometer/sound booth

• Functional and biological calibration daily
• Acoustic calibration annually

Council of Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation

• Certified hearing technicians

Additional hearing services

• Employee noise education seminars
• Noise measurements of existing and new equipment
• Noise protector evaluation and fitting

Benefits of effective hearing loss prevention programs for noisy companies:

• Reductions in accident rates, illnesses and lost time
• Detects hearing loss that may be due to causes other than workplace noise exposure, e.g. hearing loss due to impacted earwax, an ear infection or possibly a more serious problem. Upon identification, employees can be referred for necessary medical attention.
• Employees generally feel better and are less tired and irritable.
• Employees sometimes report they sleep better at night and no longer deal with temporary reductions in hearing ability at the end of the day, or by the tinnitus (ringing in the ears) that often accompanies the development of noise-induced hearing loss.
• Some evidence suggests that long-term noise exposure may contribute to stress-related disease, especially cardiovascular disease. Noise reduction then becomes a way to control and reduce the chances of other health impairments.
• Employees can communicate better and can hear alarms and warning shouts.
• Reduced worker compensation payments and medical expenses, and a reduced likelihood of an OSHA citation for hearing conservation violations
• Improved employee morale
• In some cases, higher production efficiency

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