CONNCare
Lisa Woody, MD, Director of Occupational Medicine
Phone: (860) 823-6509, ext. 29
Fax: (860) 889-2311
Address: 112 Lafayette Street | Norwich, CT 06360
email: lwoody@wwbh.org
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: 112 Lafayette Street Norwich, adjacent to Backus Hospital
What is CONNCare?
CONNCare is the Occupational Health Provider affiliated with The William W. Backus Hospital. CONNCare offers a broad range of workplace related medical services related to prevention, screening, treatment, and management of work related injuries.
As an affiliate of Backus, CONNCare is committed to delivering high quality comprehensive occupational services to employers throughout eastern Connecticut. Our goal is to provide timely and efficient services which improve employee health, wellness, and productivity for our client companies.
What services does CONNCare offer?
CONNCare provides a comprehensive array of occupational health services including:
- Supervised by a Board Certified Occupational Medicine Physician with 16 years experience
- Rapid evaluation and management of work-related injuries and illnesses with an emphasis on early return to work.
- Work-place walk-through with expert consultation on compliance with OSHA Standards
- Employment-related physical exams
- Preplacement in full compliance with the ADA
- DOT
- Respirator clearance
- OSHA Standard mandated surveillance
- Fitness-for-duty
- Drug-Free Workplace
- NIDA DOT and non-DOT urine drug testing with Certified Medical Review Officer
- Breath Alcohol Testing
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for counseling and rehabilitation
- On-site clinics for physicals, drug screening, immunizations and injury care are available
How does CONNCare benefit employees?
- By providing prompt, high quality care.
- By providing services at four convenient locations throughout eastern Connecticut.
- By providing care management services to facilitate prompt return to work.
- By working with employers to improve workplace safety.
How does CONNCare benefit employers?
Whether your organization is large or small, a manufacturer of goods or a provider of services, your employees are your most valuable asset. It is in your best interest, as an employer, to protect this asset by looking after their health and wellness. As a medical provider with expertise in workplace health issues, availability to work on injury prevention and the skills to effectively manage injuries when they occur, CONNCare will afford you the best opportunity to optimize your personnel's potential.
For more information, contact us at: lwoody@wwbh.org