![]() If you have questions or need help, call us at 70. If you are already under care elsewhere for an on-the-job injury and you are considering transferring your care to Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, call your workers’ comp insurance claim administrator to discuss your reasons and to request a transfer. (Note that your employer may in some cases have the right to direct you to a doctor of their choice for care instead.) Ask the employer to call us at 70 (Santa Rosa) or 70 (Rohnert Park) for a same-day appointment. If you want to begin treatment for an on-the-job injury with Kaiser Permanente, please report the injury or condition to your employer and request to be treated here. Kaiser On-the-Job in Santa Rosa or Rohnert Park: We believe that we offer the best possible care available to injured workers. There are seven other physicians, all physiatrists who also treat injured employees. Here in Santa Rosa, the chief physician of Kaiser Permanente On-the-Job is board certified in Internal Medicine. Your recovery from injury can progress rapidly and smoothly if doctor and patient are committed to working together, and are supported by trained and devoted personnel like ours. We believe that the treatment of on-the-job injuries calls for a special dedication to state of the art medical care, and also requires expertise with managing Workers’ Compensation cases in California. We are part of a unique, integrated region-wide Kaiser Permanente program which provides us with current knowledge, training, staff and support to meet the complex needs of Occupational Health practice and of the treatment of injured workers. Our commitment to make fair and honest determinations of work-related issues that we are required to assess, such as causation and work abilities/restrictions.Our dedication to the health of the worker first and foremost.Up-to-date knowledge and experience with diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and the rapidly changing regulations which apply to injured workers, workers in safety-sensitive positions and those with potentially harmful exposures.All the advantages of integration within a multi-specialty medical group, which can coordinate care efficiently for employees we see, whether or not they are Kaiser Permanente members.Convenient locations in Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park.Skilled health professionals who champion the health and safety of workers, workplaces, and environments.Patients who need care after-hours can be seen in the Emergency Department. Appointments will be on the same day of the call except in non-urgent cases such as cumulative injury. We strongly encourage injured employees or their supervisors to call ahead of time to schedule an appointment. Sometimes this might mean several hours of waiting, after those patients with appointments are seen. Those without an urgent need will be triaged and given the first available appointment. Patients who arrive without an appointment, but with an urgent injury are seen as quickly as possible. Over the years we have found that calling ahead for an appointment works best for everyone most of the time. It is our policy to provide care to any injured employee who comes to our department. ![]() ![]() Being treated by a Kaiser On-the-Job physician does not preclude you from consultation or procedures by non-Kaiser Permanente specialists. You are welcome to use our occupational health services whether or not you are a Kaiser Permanente member. This allows patients and their employers to benefit from the services of experts in this field when there is a need for treatment of an on-the-job injury. In Santa Rosa, Kaiser On-the-Job is an independent department dedicated to this medical specialty. Kaiser On-the-Job: Treatment of On-the-Job Injuries Occupational medicine is devoted to prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability and promotion of health and productivity of workers, their families and communities. ![]()
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