U.S. HealthWorks, Inc. is an American health care provider network headquartered in Valencia, California. It offers occupational health care and urgent care services, preventive care, pre-employment and post-offer exams and screening, and return-to-work rehabilitative care. U.S. HealthWorks operates as a wholly owned, for-profit subsidiary of Dignity Health. As of July 2014, U.S. HealthWorks had 218 work sites in 19 states and more than 3,300 employees.
History
In 2001, HealthSouth sold its occupational medicine division to U.S. HealthWorks for an undisclosed amount. The deal, reported to have been for $30 million, added 99 centers, more than doubling U.S. HealthWorks operations and making it one of the largest provider networks in the United States along with Concentra.
In 2003, U.S. HealthWorks agreed to pay $900,000 to the California Department of Insurance following a three-year investigation of 25 facilities in California. It was alleged that U.S. HealthWorks would not always file a "Doctor's First Report of Injury" as required by California law, which would distort the risk experience used by insurance underwriters to calculate premiums. In the agreement, U.S. HealthWorks did not admit liability.
U.S. HealthWorks moved its headquarters from Alpharetta, Georgia, to Valencia, California, in November 2007.
Dignity Health acquired U.S. HealthWorks in 2012 with plans to expand U.S. HealthWorks operations nationally. Financial terms were not disclosed. Since its acquisition by Dignity Health, U.S. HealthWorks has acquired dozens of occupational health and urgent care centers across the U.S.
Acquisitions
In February 2011, U.S. HealthWorks acquired two medical centers in south Florida: Medwork 84 in Ft. Lauderdale and Medstar in Pompano Beach.
In July 2011, U.S. HealthWorks expanded its presence to Minnesota with the acquisition of three NorthWorks Occupational Health Centers. The centers are located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.
In October 2011, U.S. HealthWorks acquired four Nashville-based medical centers and seven worksite locations operated by Tennessee Urgent Care Associates.
In January 2013, U.S. HealthWorks acquired the three Advanced Occupational Medicine Specialists (AOMS) healthcare centers in the Chicago region, establishing its initial roots in Illinois.
In June 2013, U.S. began a partnership with Indiana University Health in which the two organizations would collaborate in providing occupational health services to Indiana employers. The agreement gives U.S. HealthWorks the assets of eight free standing IU Health clinics in the Indianapolis area. Also in June 2013, U.S. HealthWorks acquired the assets of seven OHS-Compcare clinics and two worksites in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The centers were the first for U.S. HealthWorks in both Kansas and Missouri.
In June 2014, U.S. HealthWorks acquired the California Occupational Clinic in downtown Los Angeles. The new Los Angeles location gives U.S. HealthWorks 70 centers and worksites in California. In June 2014, U.S. HealthWorks acquired five Atlanta-area centers from Choice Care Occupational Medicine and Orthopedics.
References
External links
- Official website
