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Everything journalists, editors, industry analysts, and association partners need to cover Occucare International – the occupational health provider built specifically for construction and industrial employers.
We manage workplace injuries, reduce recordable incidents, and help employers control the total cost of workforce health. When you cover workforce safety, workers’ compensation, or occupational medicine in Texas and beyond, Occucare International is the source that actually has data.
93% Onsite Injury Management Rate
3,000+ Vetted Clinic Network Locations
20+ Years Serving Industrial Employers
Houston, TX Headquarters & Primary Market
Clinic Hours
- Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM CST
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About Occucare International
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Occucare International is a Houston-based B2B occupational health company providing medical direction, workplace injury case management, onsite medic services, clinic-based care, and telemedicine to construction, general industry, oil and gas, maritime, and DoD contractor clients across Texas and beyond.
Occucare’s integrated model – combining board-certified occupational medicine physicians with active injury case management – achieves a 93% onsite injury management rate, keeping the majority of workplace injuries at the first-aid level and out of the recordable column.
For more information, visit occ-int.com.
Long Boilerplate (250 words - for feature stories and trade publication profiles)
Occucare International is a Houston-based occupational health company built specifically for the construction and industrial sectors. Unlike national chains that treat occupational health as a high-volume clinic commodity, Occucare operates an integrated model that combines board-certified occupational medicine physicians, proactive injury case management, and a network of 3,000+ vetted clinic partners to deliver workforce health programs that directly reduce employer costs.
Occucare’s flagship service is corporate medical direction – placing occupational medicine physicians in direct support of employer safety and HR teams to guide injury management decisions, return-to-work pathways, and OSHA compliance strategy. This physician-led oversight is the reason Occucare consistently achieves a 93% onsite injury management rate: injuries are managed conservatively, appropriately, and at the first-aid level wherever clinically sound, preventing unnecessary escalation to recordable incidents and costly emergency room visits.
The company serves general contractors, specialty subcontractors, electrical contractors, manufacturing and logistics operations, oil and gas operators, maritime organizations, and Department of Defense contractors. Primary service delivery is centered in the Houston metropolitan area, with expansion into San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and El Paso planned as new clinic locations open.
Services include: medical direction, injury case management, onsite medical personnel, occupational health clinic services, DOT physicals, pre-employment physicals, employer drug testing, OSHA medical surveillance, fit-for-duty examinations, and remote telemedicine.
Press Releases
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Occucare International Expands Occupational Health Clinic Services for Houston-Area Construction Employers
HOUSTON, TX – Occucare International today announced the expansion of its occupational health clinic services for construction and general industry employers in the Houston metropolitan area. The expansion increases clinic capacity for workplace injury treatment, pre-employment physicals, DOT physicals, and employer drug testing, with a focus on same-day access for job site injuries that might otherwise be routed to emergency rooms at significantly higher cost.
Construction employers in Texas face a persistent challenge: when a worker is injured on the job, the default response for many companies is to send that worker to the nearest urgent care or emergency room. The financial consequences are substantial. A single emergency room visit for a workplace injury that could be managed conservatively costs an employer an average of three to five times more than the same treatment at a specialized occupational health clinic – and that gap expands significantly when indirect costs including lost productivity, supervisory time, and EMR impact are factored in.
Occucare’s clinic model is designed to interrupt that pattern. Board-certified occupational medicine physicians evaluate every injury with two parallel objectives: provide the appropriate medical care, and determine whether the injury can be managed as a first-aid case rather than an OSHA recordable incident. This dual focus – clinical quality alongside recordability management – is what drives the company’s 93% onsite injury management rate.
The expanded clinic services are available to construction companies, general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and industrial employers throughout the greater Houston area. Employers exploring medical direction services or clinic relationships are encouraged to contact Occucare at occ-int.com/contact.
“The ER is not the right first stop for the majority of job site injuries. We exist to be that first stop – and to manage those injuries in a way that protects the worker and protects the employer’s EMR.”
Occucare International Reports 93% Onsite Injury Management Rate Across Construction and Industrial Client Portfolio
HOUSTON, TX – Occucare International today released performance data from its occupational health programs, reporting a 93% onsite injury management rate across its construction and industrial client base. The figure represents the percentage of workplace injuries managed as first-aid cases – without escalation to OSHA recordable incidents – under the company’s integrated medical direction and injury case management model.
For construction and industrial employers, the difference between a first-aid injury and a recordable incident carries consequences that extend well beyond the initial medical cost. A recordable incident raises a company’s Experience Modification Rate (EMR), which directly increases workers’ compensation premiums. Contractors with elevated EMRs face disqualification from bids on projects requiring EMR thresholds below 1.0. In competitive markets like Texas construction, the indirect financial impact of a recordable injury can far exceed its direct medical cost.
Occucare’s 93% rate is the product of two integrated program components. First, board-certified occupational medicine physicians provide active medical direction – reviewing injury cases in real time and guiding treatment decisions toward conservative care wherever clinically justified. Second, dedicated case managers coordinate every injury from initial treatment through return to full duty, preventing unnecessary specialist referrals and escalating claims.
The data covers employer clients in the construction, general industry, oil and gas, and electrical contractor sectors. Employers seeking to benchmark their current injury management outcomes are encouraged to request a consultation at occ-int.com/contact.
Occucare International Launches Onsite Medic Program for Large-Scale Construction Projects in Texas
HOUSTON, TX – Occucare International has formally launched a structured onsite medical personnel program for large-scale construction and industrial projects in Texas. The program deploys certified medics – overseen by Occucare’s occupational medicine physicians – directly to project sites, providing immediate injury response, conservative triage, and real-time coordination with the company’s case management team.
Projects exceeding 250 workers, or involving significant heights, confined spaces, or high-voltage environments, face a different injury risk profile than standard commercial construction. For these projects, routing injured workers to an offsite clinic or emergency room carries logistical costs in addition to medical costs: lost transportation time, delayed injury documentation, and disrupted supervisory attention. An onsite medic eliminates those friction points.
Occucare’s onsite medic model differs from traditional medic staffing in one significant way: every medic operates within Occucare’s medical direction framework. Injury assessments follow established conservative care protocols. Case escalation decisions are made in coordination with a board-certified occupational medicine physician rather than in isolation.
The program is designed for general contractors, large specialty subcontractors, and project owners managing complex construction timelines in Texas. Onsite medic contracts can be structured on a project basis or as part of a broader medical direction and case management program.
Construction employers evaluating onsite medical coverage for upcoming projects can request a program overview and cost estimate at occ-int.com/contact.
Occucare International Addresses Rising ER Costs for Texas Construction Employers with Conservative Injury Care Model
HOUSTON, TX – As emergency room costs for workplace injuries continue to rise across Texas, Occucare International is drawing attention to a structural problem facing construction and industrial employers: most companies lack a defined injury management protocol, which means injured workers default to the emergency room for injuries that could be treated conservatively at a fraction of the cost.
The average ER visit for a workplace injury in the United States costs between $1,500 and $3,000 in direct medical expenses – before accounting for indirect costs. When an injured worker spends four to six hours in an emergency room, the employer absorbs productivity losses, supervisory diversion, delayed injury documentation, and elevated workers’ compensation claim velocity. For construction companies managing tight project margins, this pattern is a significant and largely preventable financial drain.
Occucare’s conservative injury care model directly addresses this dynamic. The company’s occupational medicine physicians review injury cases in real time, guide treating providers toward appropriate care levels, and coordinate case management from initial injury through return to full duty. The objective is not to minimize care – it is to ensure that care is medically appropriate, and that injuries are not unnecessarily escalated to recordable status.
“Emergency rooms are the right setting for genuine emergencies. The majority of job site injuries are not emergencies. Sending those workers to the ER is a financial decision most employers are making by default, not by design.”
Texas construction employers interested in implementing a structured conservative injury care program can learn more about Occucare’s medical direction services at occ-int.com/services/corporate-medical-direction/.
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Spokespeople & Subject Matter Experts
Occucare International’s leadership team is available for comment, interview, and expert sourcing on occupational health, workplace injury management, OSHA compliance, and workforce health strategy for the construction and industrial sectors.
Chief Medical Officer / Medical Director
Expertise: Occupational medicine, OSHA recordability, conservative injury care, medical direction programs, workers’ compensation cost management
Available for: Print interviews, trade publication expert sourcing, podcast appearances, industry conference panels
Director of Operations / VP of Client Services
Expertise: Construction workforce health programs, onsite medic program design, injury case management, multi-site employer health strategy
Available for: Print interviews, trade publication expert sourcing, podcast appearances
Director of Case Management
Expertise: Workplace injury case management, return-to-work programs, workers’ compensation cost reduction, OSHA recordkeeping
Available for: Trade publication expert sourcing, industry event panels
Topics Occucare Experts Are Available to Address
Trade publications, safety associations, HR organizations, and general business media regularly source Occucare’s clinical and operational leadership for commentary on these topics:
| Topic | Relevant Industries |
| Reducing workers’ compensation costs for contractors | Construction, General Industry |
| OSHA recordable vs. first aid: triage decisions that affect EMR | All industries |
| How medical direction programs reduce injury escalation | Construction, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing |
| Conservative injury care: clinical protocols and employer outcomes | Construction, General Industry |
| Return-to-work program design for industrial employers | All industries |
| Onsite medic deployment: when, why, and what it costs | Construction, Energy |
| DOT physical compliance for commercial fleets in Texas | Transportation, Logistics |
| Telemedicine on industrial job sites: outcomes and limitations | Oil & Gas, Remote Construction |
| Heat-related illness protocols for construction sites | Construction, Outdoor Industrial |
| OSHA medical surveillance obligations by industry | Manufacturing, Chemical, Construction |
| EMR benchmarking and bid qualification in Texas construction | Construction |
| The true cost of a workplace injury: direct and indirect | All industries |
Media Inquiries & Partnership Requests
Journalists & Editors
Press releases, expert sourcing, interview scheduling, asset requests.
communications@occ-int.com
Response within 1 business day.
Trade Publications & Associations
Co-authored content, contributed articles, expert panels, association partnerships.
partnerships@occ-int.com
Supports Month 4+ backlink and guest post strategy.
Podcast & Event Producers
Podcast appearances, webinar co-hosting, industry conference panels on occupational health and workforce safety.
events@occ-int.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. All press releases published at occ-int.com/resources/media-kit are cleared for republication with attribution to Occucare International and a link back to the original release. For modified or excerpted use, contact communications@occ-int.com.
Contact our communications team at communications@occ-int.com with your publication name, deadline, and the topic you are covering. We respond within one business day. Occucare’s clinical and operational leadership are available for phone, video, and in-person interviews covering occupational health, workplace injury management, OSHA compliance, and workers’ compensation cost reduction.
Occucare serves construction, general industry, oil and gas, maritime, DoD contractors, and electrical contractors - primarily in the Houston, TX metropolitan area with expansion across Texas. The company’s physicians are board-certified in occupational medicine, and Occucare maintains a 93% onsite injury management rate across its client portfolio. Clinical leadership is available to speak on injury management, OSHA recordability, conservative care protocols, and workforce health strategy.
Yes. Logos, executive headshots, and clinic photography are available for download in Section 5 above. Brand guidelines are included in the media kit PDF. For additional assets or custom requests, contact communications@occ-int.com.
Yes. Occucare tracks injury management outcomes, conservative care rates, and workers’ compensation cost reduction data across its client base. Aggregated, de-identified data is available for trade publication use with proper attribution. Contact communications@occ-int.com to discuss data licensing for editorial purposes.
Yes. Occucare’s clinical and operational leadership regularly participates in construction safety events, HR and risk management conferences, and occupational health association programs. For speaking and panel requests, contact events@occ-int.com.
Related Services
Medical Direction Services
The flagship program behind Occucare’s 93% onsite injury management rate. Physician-led oversight for safety and HR teams.
Injury Case Management
How Occucare coordinates every workplace injury from first treatment through full duty return – with documented cost outcomes.
Onsite Medic Services
Dedicated medical personnel for large construction and industrial projects. Operating under physician-directed conservative care protocols.
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