Keeping your staff healthy and productive is the objective of most companies. However, in the event there is an accident, Dr. Jon Mazur, Medical Director of Occupational Health, is there for treatment and recovery. Dr. Mazur explained how the federal organizations OSHA and NIOSH have standards in place since 1970. Dr. Mazur and his staff abide by these standards when conducting routine assessments, like DOT physicals, and treating injuries.

Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common injury Dr. Mazur and his team see. Southcoast Health is his primary patient base, but he sees patients from large companies too. Would it surprise you to learn they also see patients for injury due to repetitive motion at work (like back pain), mismanagement of diabetes, rashes, exposure, chronic cough, bites, and head injuries. And of course they treat patients for the obvious reasons of slips, tips, and falls. Occupational health can treat these injuries as well as create therapeutic exercise programs for treatment. If you are injured at work, you will likely see a provider in occupational health for treatment. Dr. Mazur explained how his parents taught him that a disability doesn't have to be a handicap. He uses that compassion and positivity on a daily basis.

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Dr. Sush Prusty's passion for medical care was ignited by his father in India. He watched his father's patient's reactions to his father. The reactions were that of sheer gratitude. Dr. Sush Prusty has over 20 years of experience in Urgent Care Services. As the medical director of Southcoast's Urgent Cares he shared his passion for growing strong teams in safe facilities accredited by Urgent Care Association of America.

Dr. Prusty explained that while staff is trained in basic and advanced life support skills, their facilities are low complexity. They see patients with a wide variety of access to medical care due to the point of care they offer. At Southcoast Urgent Cares, they can see patients in need of respiratory illnesses, GI concerns, infectious diseases, orthopedic care, laceration and repair, and EKG or labs. They offer a plethora of services whether or not you have a primary care physician with Southcoast Health. And with "Book It" on the Southcoast App you can save a spot to see a physician.

They have great working relationships with the ER and EMS for best patient care in the event the patient needs more advanced medical attention. Catch the full episode to get a better understanding of all the medical concerns and conditions Urgent Care can treat as well as what Southcoast does to ensure the best patient experience.

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In this episode of Healthy Aging Podcast, learn how technological advances have provided neurosurgeons with the ability to be aided by a computer via stereo tactical navigation, allowing physicians to perform surgery more accurately. Dr. Steven Cobery, a neurosurgeon at Southcoast Health who was born and raised in Fall River, explains the benefits of using a computer to aid in surgery such as patient recovery time being expedited due to smaller incisions made possible by the computer system. He appreciates how the images on the computer provide a realistic view of the anatomy that he is operating on, especially when operating in such narrow spaces and cavities like the spine. This episode was eye-opening in what is going on in the world of Neurosurgery!

Dr. Cobery envisioned working in pediatrics, but his engineering brain and hands steered him towards neurosurgery. After serving our country in the United States Navy, he came home and now gives back to the community that gave him so much! At the end of the day, it is very important to him that he has done his job to translate all the information effectively and to gain the confidence of his patient. He has a "never give up" attitude that he learned in first grade; years later he applied that same attitude allowing him to save the life of the teacher who taught him that value.

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