Faith Regional Health Services | living WELL | Fall 2017

David Cockrum, MD Occupational Medicine Physician Faith Regional Physician Services Occupational Medicine 2024 W. Pasewalk Ave., Suite 2, Norfolk 402-844-8300 “An active occupational health program can result in less absenteeism and decreased cost for work-related injury or illness compensation, improving the organization’s overall bottom line. When combined with an employee wellness program, the enhanced health and morale of the workforce can improve quality of work and increase productivity.” —David Cockrum, MD Interested in learning more about occupational medicine ? Visit frhs.org or call 4 02-644-74 17 . MOST BUSINESSES would agree that their employees are one of their greatest assets, which is why more and more organizations believe investing in employee safety and health is good business. Workplace accidents, injuries and medical conditions can all cost companies in productivity, efficiency, time, legal proceedings, insurance premium hikes and more. Faith Regional Physician Services Occupational Medicine offers you access to the area’s experts in occupa- tional medicine and wellness. David Cockrum, MD, the area’s only physi- cian board-certified in occupational medicine, partners with a multi- disciplinary team to offer a seamless approach to business health services. We offer: •  Prevention services. • Work injury management. •  Drug-free workplace services. • Work site wellness programs. By investing in an occupational medicine program, you could reduce workers’ medical expenses and insur- ance costs, reduce return-to-work payouts, and decrease the cost for job accommodations for employees who are injured or who have medical conditions. “After two years of having the program, we started seeing the benefits,” says Tammy Day, local business owner. “Our claims costs and insurance renewals went down, and our overall culture at work shifted.” FRHS.ORG 7 Occupational medicine