Occupational Medicine

For workplace injuries, specialists in Occupational Medicine can often be the best choice for injured employees. For both the employer and the inured employee, a sound OccMed program offers a great range of benefits in terms of rapid and complete recovery and timely return to work..

Every employee has the right to choose his or her own medical provider in the event of an injury or workplace-related illness, and may choose an OccMed program offered by their employer regardless of their regular health care provider. Of course, the best time to choose a medical provider for work-related injuries is before an accident occurs.

For more information about Occupational Medicine and its benefits, read the OccMed issue of HEMIC Connections.

Medical Providers

Several health care providers in Hawaii now offer OccMed programs. Many providers offer programs to help prevent injuries and promote safety, as well as to provide appropriate and expeditious treatment, and to make sure all the proper paperwork and administration is taken care of.

HEMIC also maintains a list of preferred medical providers in specialty areas such as cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, psychology, psychiatry and other areas. For information about these providers, contact Mike Redman, Senior Vice President of Claim and Loss Prevention Services at 524-3642 x276, from the Neighbor Islands at 888-292-3642 x276 or by email at mredman@hemic.com.

Here’s how to contact these providers:

List of providers by island in printable text format: