Additional Services
Needlestick Hotline
The needlestick hotline will ensure that all UF employees with an exposure have immediate access to a medical provider in a timely manner.
During regular work hours, an operator from the Occupational Medicine clinic at the Student Health Care Center will answer the line and put the caller in contact with a skilled and knowledgeable provider.
After hours and on weekends the calls will go to an answering service which will contact the on-call provider who will coordinate the management of the exposure.
Whether during normal working hours or after hours, the provider will collect the exposure and source history, arrange for laboratory work to be drawn, decide on post exposure treatment if necessary, and recommend follow-up as appropriate.
All follow-up laboratory work and counseling will continue to be conducted at the SHCC at Shands - 352-392-0627, Room D2-52, or at the main campus SHCC Occupational Health Program 352-392-1161 ext. 1-4212. Immediately after you have been evaluated/treated, contact the University of Florida Workers' Compensation Office (UFWC) at 392-4940 to report your injury. Failure to contact UFWC is a violation of university policy.
Job-related Employee Injuries
Job-related employee injuries are also covered under the Occupational
Medicine Program. The University must provide medical attention for employees
injured in the line of duty. Primary cost recovery is obtained from the state
Worker's Compensation Program.
UF Health Crisis Situations
During a University health crisis situation, the University needs the full support of an occupational medicine program. This portion of the Program would address an unforeseen health condition which would be outside of the services addressed by the regular health assessments or situations involving an isolated job-related employee injury.
