UW Employee Health Center

Updated September 23, 2024

WHO WE SERVE

The UW Employee Health Center in Environmental Health & Safety provides clinical services for UW personnel not employed by UW Medicine medical facilities.

UW Medicine personnel should contact their employee health center.

UW Medicine employee health centers	Phone
Harborview Medical Center Employee Health	206.744.3081
UWMC-Montlake Employee Health	206.598.7971
UWMC-Northwest Employee Health	206.668.1625
UW Neighborhood Clinics	206.520.5536
Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology	206.520.4673

The UW Employee Health Center provides occupational health services and work-related preventive health services based on risk factors and OSHA requirements, and are designed to ensure you are safe while working at the UW.

Occupational health services

Occupational health services and consultations are based on medical management requirements of work activities.

We provide services to University personnel who need regulatory management, such as individuals whose work involves:

Animal research, care and use
Asbestos
Lead
Silica
Airborne hazards that require a respirator
Research scientific diving
UW Police Department
Work with Select Agents/BSL-3 biohazards

Visit the Research Occupational Health webpage for more information.

work activities for which services are provided

Preventive health services

Preventive health services include blood pressure screenings and occupational health screenings.

Blood pressure screening

Blood pressure screening is available to all UW employees; no permission is required.

Occupational health screenings

(department/unit permission required)

Occupational health screenings are part of a comprehensive exam package customized for the individual. Occupational health screenings require permission from your unit or department.

Supervisor/manager/PI referral is required for these services

Other types of screenings/counseling/education for individuals working with animals may include respirator medical clearance, laboratory animal allergies, required immunizations, TB screening, and disease-specific training (e.g., Zika, Toxoplasmosis, Q-Fever or Vaccinia education/counseling). Clearance requirements are based on risk.

Post-exposure evaluations

Act fast: Immediately stop what you are doing and wash affected area. Follow your exposure protocol.

If exposed by needlestick, cuts, or other puncture type of injuries or bites, scratches, pinches that bruise skin or break skin: Immediately use scrub kit and clean for 15 minutes.

If splash to eyes, nose, mouth, or other mucous membrane: Go to nearest eye was station and irrigate for a full 15 minutes.

After cleaning the site for 15 minutes, notify your supervisor who will direct you to the UW Emergency Department.

Your supervisor/PI should help you get in contact with veterinary support that will conduct a health assessment of the animal and collect any needed samples to help determine level of risk from exposure.

Submit a report of the incident within 24 hours to Environmental Health & Safety via the UW’s Online Accident Reporting System (OARS).

Work-related injury

Injured employees may call us at 206.685.1026 following an incident.

If it’s an emergency, the employee should call 9-1-1.

The Employee Health Center will complete a brief intake or risk assessment of the injury, and refer the employee to another healthcare facility for more complete medical attention, if appropriate.

If an injury occurs outside our business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday), the employee should seek care at a healthcare facility in the community, such as the UW Medical Center.

Contact us

UW Employee Health Center

Email: emphlth@uw.edu

Phone: (206) 685-1026

Fax: (206) 221-5110

More information

Visit the following webpages for more information:

Research Occupational Health
UW Accident Prevention Plan
Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure
Zika Medical Management Plan
Vaccinia Virus Research Safety Policy
Laboratory Animal Allergies (LAA)
Accident and Injury Reporting (OARS)
Reproductive Hazard Guidelines
Washington Administrative Code WAC 296-802
Revised Code of Washington RCW 70.02

About

To ensure our clients are safe at work: this is done by reviewing the staff member’s work group and role, along with items that may put them at risk for injury/exposure, such as different pathogens or chemicals or work-related activities that may increase their risk for disease/illness injury. Immunizations, medical surveillance, medical management for work activities, along with education are a few ways the UW Employee Health Center protects the health of staff and students.

Non-work-related acquired illness/disease/injuries should be evaluated by the client’s personal healthcare provider.

The UW Employee Health Center works closely with other EH&S teams to accomplish our mission of keeping you safe at work.

The Research Occupational Health webpage contains important safety information for those working in research at the UW: it is highly recommended researchers visit this webpage and become familiar with its contents.

Frequently asked questions

Injury
Injured employees can call us at 206.685.1026 immediately following an incident. We can provide first aid and a brief assessment of the injury, and then refer the employee to another healthcare facility for more complete medical attention. If an injury occurs outside the UW Employee Health Center's business hours, the employee should seek care at a healthcare facility in the community, such as the UW Medical Center. If it’s an emergency, the employee should call 9-1-1.

Bloodborne pathogen exposure

Any UW employee with a possible bloodborne pathogen exposure should contact the UW Employee Health Center at 206.685.1026 to be evaluated as soon as possible.

If the exposure occurs outside the UW Employee Health Center's business hours, contact the nearest hospital emergency department, which may be located at either the UW Medical Center (206.598.4000) or Harborview Medical Center (206.744.3081).

Visit the Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure page for more information.

We recognize our responsibility for safeguarding the privacy of your health information. Your information is stored on a protected and secured Occupational Health Manager system (hosted by UW Medicine) for tracking and medical surveillance purposes. The Occupational Health Manager system protects the privacy of employee health records in accordance with federal and state regulations.

For information regarding use and disclosure of protected health information maintained in your employee health record, you may view the Washington state codes that govern employee health information at WAC 296-802 and RCW 70.02.

Contact

UW Employee Health Center Contact

(206) 685-1026

emphlth@uw.edu

Reference Links

Accident and Injury Reporting

Bloodborne Pathogens

Research Occupational Health

UW Employee Health Center

WHO WE SERVE

The UW Employee Health Center provides occupational health services and work-related preventive health services based on risk factors and OSHA requirements, and are designed to ensure you are safe while working at the UW.

Occupational health services

Preventive health services

Blood pressure screening

Occupational health screenings

Animal use

Audiogram

Other clearances

Respirator medical evaluation and clearance

Spirometry

Vision

Post-exposure evaluations

Animal exposures

Bloodborne pathogen exposure

Work-related injury

Contact us

UW Employee Health Center

Location

Address

Hours of operation

Outside of normal business hours

Billing

More information

About

Our mission

Our services

Frequently asked questions

What should I do after an injury or bloodborne pathogen exposure?

Does the Employee Health Center offer blood pressure screenings?

Will the Employee Health Center protect the privacy of my personal health information?

Contact

UW Employee Health Center Contact