Other Occupational Health Services
AFC Urgent Care Edgewater offers a wide variety of occupational health services for your company.In addition to DOT Physicals, Drug Testing, and Pre-Employment Physicals, we also offer the following services:
Respirator Fit Test
OSHA requires a fit test for workers who have to use a tight-fitting respirator.We can perform a qualitative fit test for half-mask respirators, commonly known as “N95s." These tests are quick and usually take 10-15 minutes.
Pulmonary Function Test
We perform Spirometry testing on site to measure volume and speed of breath.This is helpful if your company needs to test for the respiratory status of an employee.
Lift Test
If a job requires a minimum required weight to lift, we can perform testing of this in our office.
Tuberculosis Skin Test (PPD)
Our on-site lab allows us to test for tuberculosis.We can perform testing if you feel an employee may have been exposed and at risk for tuberculosis.We also have on-site x-ray equipment if further testing is necessary due to a positive result.
Vision/Whisper Test
Our center can perform a test for color blindness known as Ishihara Color Test.We can also test for Visual Acuity using the Snellen Test.If you need to test for hearing ability, we have the ability to test for this as well in our offices.
Occupational Health Services FAQs for Employees and Employers:
Q. What types of occupational health services are available at an urgent care center?
A. Occupational health services that are available at an urgent care center include, but are not limited to: drug testing, worker’s compensation injury treatment, pre-employment physicals, and DOT Physicals.
Q. Can I send my employees to an urgent care center for drug testing?
A. Absolutely! AFC Urgent Care Edgewater offers drug testing services so your employees don’t have to wait at another provider’s office to get a lab test before going back to work.Our in-house medical labs allow walk-in patients to visit and get tested on the same day as their visit.
Q. What types of worker compensation injuries are treatable at urgent care?
A. Worker’s compensation injuries that are treatable at an urgent care center include minor cuts and lacerations, bruises, sprains, sudden pain, and other non-emergency types of care.Whenever your employees have a non-emergency injury make sure that you consider visiting an urgent care center.
Q. Do you offer pre-employment physicals at your walk-in clinic and urgent care center?
A. In fact, AFC Urgent Care Edgewater offers pre-employment services for all new employees you send over including pre-employment physicals, drug screening, and wellness checks.Just have your employees visit before their start date and they can complete their physical on the same day as their initial visit.
Q. I need to send my employee to AFC Urgent Care Edgewater.Where is your urgent care center located?
A. AFC Urgent Care Edgewater is located at 3059 Solomons Island Rd in Edgewater, MD just a few minutes from nearby towns and cities including Annapolis, Edgewater, and Davidsonville, MD.Just have employees’ book online or they can visit as a walk-in patient.
Appointments are never required at our center, so as soon as your account is set up, employees can walk in any day of the week for our services.To learn more, contact us today!