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Concentra was founded in Amarillo, Texas, by three physicians who opened an occupational health care center in 1979. The company expanded to a second location in 1985.

The original name was Occucenter and in 2001, after merging with two other healthcare companies, all locations were rebranded as Concentra.

The company began its urgent care project in 2007 in response to the rising need for a cost-effective alternative to hospital emergency rooms for non-emergency ailments.

More than 30,000 patients visit Concentra’s medical centers every single day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Concentra treats one out of every seven occupational injuries in the United States.

In 2009, workers sued WalMart, CMI, and Concentra for “interfer[ing] with and limit[ing] the independent judgment of certain medical providers who treated injured workers employed by [WalMart] in Colorado who sustained on-the-job injuries”.

Concentra tried to have the suit dropped and fought the charges for three years. Judge Robert Blackburn approved a settlement of $8 million, requiring Concentra to pay $4 million, through its insurer, and Wal-Mart and CMI to pay the other half. Concentra was ordered to pay $520 to each Walmart employee that had been treated at one of its offices and $50 to employees who were treated at other clinics.

It was recently revealed that Concentra workers must give the company 4 months’ notice before leaving or quitting. If they fail to do so, they must pay the company in order to leave.

Concentra Occupational Health maintains a corporate office in Addison, Texas.

Concentra Occupational Health

Concentra was founded in Amarillo, Texas, by three physicians who opened an occupational health care center in 1979. The company expanded to a second location in 1985.

The original name was Occucenter and in 2001, after merging with two other healthcare companies, all locations were rebranded as Concentra.

The company began its urgent care project in 2007 in response to the rising need for a cost-effective alternative to hospital emergency rooms for non-emergency ailments.

History

More than 30,000 patients visit Concentra’s medical centers every single day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Concentra treats one out of every seven occupational injuries in the United States.

In 2009, workers sued WalMart, CMI, and Concentra for “interfer[ing] with and limit[ing] the independent judgment of certain medical providers who treated injured workers employed by [WalMart] in Colorado who sustained on-the-job injuries”.

Concentra tried to have the suit dropped and fought the charges for three years. Judge Robert Blackburn approved a settlement of $8 million, requiring Concentra to pay $4 million, through its insurer, and Wal-Mart and CMI to pay the other half. Concentra was ordered to pay $520 to each Walmart employee that had been treated at one of its offices and $50 to employees who were treated at other clinics.

It was recently revealed that Concentra workers must give the company 4 months’ notice before leaving or quitting. If they fail to do so, they must pay the company in order to leave.

Concentra Occupational Health maintains a corporate office in Addison, Texas.