Effective April 1, 2008, Concentra has acquired Trinity Regional Health System's two primary care occupational health centers – doing business as Trinity Work Fitness – in Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. Commonly referred to as the "Quad Cities," this metropolitan area is a new market for Concentra, which operates other medical centers in Iowa and Illinois.

Did you know that Concentra has certified athletic trainers available to help improve your employees’ health? Certified athletic trainers specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses.

Today’s occupational medicine practice poses new clinical and economic challenges for health care providers. Kelly Pyrek of Immediate Care Business magazine talks with Concentra’s Alan Ayers and others about the growing opportunity for urgent care physicians who want to explore a new medical specialty or add services to an existing center.

Callaway Medical Associates, LLP, d/b/a ProMed Minor Emergency Centers (“ProMed”) in the Charlotte, N.C., market, has sold the assets of two occupational health/urgent care centers to Concentra. This acquisition expands Concentra’s geographic footprint to six medical centers in the Charlotte metropolitan area and a total of nine centers in North Carolina.

Concentra recently announced that it has acquired the primary care occupational health and urgent care assets of Springfield Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, P.C., d/b/a Springfield Physical Medicine, in Springfield, Mo. Concentra will combine its existing Springfield practice with that of Springfield Physical Medicine to form a new Concentra Medical Centers facility at Springfield Physical Medicine’s location.

Concentra has announced the addition of three national experts to lead development of the company’s TotalCare and Urgent Care service lines. Since its founding as an occupational health company in 1979, Concentra has helped employers reduce health care expenditures while working as an advocate for patient health and safety. As consumers become more responsible for a greater proportion of their routine health care costs, and as employers look for ways to improve employee health, productivity, and job satisfaction, Concentra is expanding its offerings with TotalCare and Urgent Care.

Effective Monday, February 4, the Concentra Medical Centers location on Dunn Avenue in north Jacksonville, Fla., will move to a larger facility just 0.2 mile east of and across the street from its current location.

Delivering quality, expert patient care in a respectful and efficient manner helps improve wait times in the health care industry.

When it comes to rehabilitating injured workers, it’s been found that the same principles that lead to successful recoveries for athletes can be applied to workplace injuries. Gary Zigenfus describes the role of sports medicine in returning patients to work and life.

For the ultimate sustainability of the American health care system, effective medical outcomes measurement is of critical importance. Dr. Tom Fogarty discusses the role of process management in the practice of occupational medicine.