Occupational Health
Our Occupational Health Services section promotes physical and mental fitness of Department of Defense personnel under the care of Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. We fully embrace patient- and family-centered care practices, and our core operational values incorporate evidence-based design principles and the hospital’s Culture of Excellence standards to create a world-class healing environment. We are committed to partnering with our patients and their family members while providing a warm and comforting atmosphere in an environment of trust.
Specialty Services
- Physical Examinations (Vision/hearing testing, lab test results such as CBC, CMP, lipid panel, UA, EKG, chest x-ray if indicated, pulmonary function tests, PPD screening, OSHA respirator questionnaire)
- Pre-emloyment/pre-placement exam
- Periodic exams: pre-deployment/post deployment annual law enforcement (police officers, security guards), annual firefighters DOT medical certifications
- Fit-for-duty examinations
- Evaluation and treatment of acute, non-life threatening/non-limb threatening work-related injuries and illnesses (these include wound repairs/dressing, splinting, extremity immobilizations, saline irrigations, etc.). Initial evaluation, management and treatment, follow-up visits, and return-to-work evaluations
- Medical surveillance examinations (In partnership with Industrial Hygiene and safety officers of the different entities within Fort Belvoir)
- Ionizing radiations
- Brain tumors
- Reproductive hazards
- Anti-neoplastics drugs
- Work site visits and ergonomic evaluations (in partnership with Industrial Hygiene and safety officers of the different entities within Fort Belvoir)
- Consultation services
- Ionizing radiations
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Family Medical Leave
- Medical Disability Retirement
- Medical Documentation Review
- Civilian Resource Conservation Program
- In-processing services