Work-Related Injury Care
If you experience an injury on the job - whether it’s a broken bone, torn ligament
or a more serious problem - Augusta University Health Orthopaedics offers knowledgeable
care and prompt attention that sets us apart.
Work-Related Injury Care
If you experience an injury on the job - whether it’s a broken bone, torn ligament
or a more serious problem - Augusta University Health Orthopaedics offers knowledgeable
care and prompt attention that sets us apart.
Why Choose Us
Our goal is to help you get back to work and to assist your employer in your return
to a safe workplace. Our work-related injury services include:
- Skilled and compassionate care, by fellowship-trained orthopaedic physicians who specialize
in your type of injury.
- Same-day appointments, for workers’ compensation cases.
- Complete understanding of federal and state Workers’ Compensation regulations.
- Care coordination for claims, by a full-time nurse clinician, who helps to reduce
claims time and costs by coordinating communications among physicians, case managers,
patients and employers.
- Workplace injury reports, we provide clear, comprehensive reports after each appointment.
Conditions We Treat
Accidents happen in the workplace, we see patients who have suffered with the following
work-related injuries and more, including,
- Collisions
- Falls and slips
- Fractures and Sprains
- Fume and toxin inhalation
- Injury from falling objects
- Lacerations
- Loud noise injuries
- Repetitive strain injury
Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
Workers benefit from the resources of Augusta University Health's comprehensive orthopaedic
services. Our treatments include:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Surgery
Patients Support
We are here to assist you and follow your progress throughout your work-related injury
treatment offering,
- Individualized work conditioning, to help you return successfully to your workplace.
- Third-party functional capacity evaluations, to personalize workplace injury treatment and monitor results.