Occupational Health Services

Employees and volunteers can obtain treatment at the University’s on-campus clinic in the Cowell Building during regular day shift hours. After completing the Employee Injury/Illness Report, employees or their supervisors should call Occupational Health at 530-752-6051 to inform the staff of their injury, receive medical advice and schedule an appointment for examination and treatment.

Clinic Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. Closed from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. for lunch.

Visit Occupational Health’s website to learn more.

Davis Urgent Care

When Occupational Health Services is closed or an injury happens outside the day shift, employees and volunteers can seek treatment at the urgent care clinic located in Davis at 4515 Fermi Place (in the same plaza as Target). No appointment is necessary, but the clinic phone number is 530-759-9110.

Clinic Hours: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., 365 days a year. Last patient is seen at 8 p.m.

Visit Davis Urgent Care’s website to learn more.

Sutter Davis Hospital Emergency Department

Visit for treatment when Davis Urgent Care is closed or in the case of an emergency. The Sutter Davis ER is located minutes from campus at 2000 Sutter Place and is always open.

Kaiser Permanente On-the-Job®

Employees who work off-campus can also be treated at one of Kaiser Permanente’s clinics through the On-the-Job program. Visitors to Kaiser should make it clear that they are a UC Davis employee and are seeking treatment for a work-related injury.

Additional Treatment Locations

Employees who don’t have access to Occupational Health, Sutter Davis Hospital or On-the-Job centers should consult with their Department Safety Coordinator or review the IIPP. In those situations, please contact Workers’ Compensation as soon as possible so we can assist with coordinating care and ensuring employees aren’t billed directly.

After receiving treatment, employees/volunteers should receive a medical status report (“work status”) that documents their condition and whether they are able to return to their regular work duties.

When employees get treated for a work-related injury or illness, they should receive a work status from the provider at the end of their visit. The work status will be on office letterhead, and it helps to notify the department, Workers’ Compensation and our claims administrator of the employee’s medical status. 

A work status should include the following information:

• Injury date
• Treatment/appointment date
• Provider name and address
• Next appointment date and time
• Medical status (discharged from care, released to full/regular duty, released with modified duty)

Full/Regular Duty

When the work status states you have been discharged from care or have been released to full or regular work duties, you can return to work right away if you are still on shift. Share the work status with your supervisor as soon as possible. If you are released to full duty but do not return to work as scheduled, you will need to notify your supervisor and Workers’ Compensation immediately.

Modified Duty

If the medical provider specifies work restrictions or modified duty on a work status, they are indicating which physical tasks you can currently perform. Please share this work status with your supervisor immediately so they can make sure that your work tasks take the restrictions into account. If your department can accommodate your restrictions, you can return to work right away. However, if there’s no work available within those restrictions, you will not be able to work and may be eligible for Workers’ Compensation benefits. Please contact Workers’ Compensation as soon as possible if this happens.

Return to Work Program

The Return to Work Program, which is operated by Disability Management Services (DMS), assists employees and their departments when they are dealing with work modifications or restrictions. DMS is especially helpful if a department doesn’t have work that accommodates those restrictions. DMS can work with employees and their departments to find temporary job placements all over campus. As a result, employees can slowly and safely return to work.

Learn more about the Return to Work Program at DMS, and email dmshelp@ucdavis.edu for more information.