Workers’ comp injury care at two Broward clinics, seven days a week. Walk in with a work injury and leave with treatment, a same-day work-status note and the DWC-25 your employer and carrier need — done at the visit, not afterwards. Employers and carriers authorize care by phone or with the online authorization.
Who this page is for
- Hurt at work? What to do, what to bring, and what happens at the visit.
- Employer? How to send an employee, authorization, and what we report back.
- Adjuster or nurse case manager? Reporting, work status, records and how to reach us.
What a workers’ compensation visit includes
- Evaluation of the injury by a provider, with digital X-ray, laboratory testing and EKG on site when indicated.
- Treatment at the visit — wound care, stitches, splinting and bracing, medication, and referral to orthopedics or another specialist when the injury calls for it.
- A completed DWC-25 (Florida’s Uniform Medical Treatment/Status Reporting Form) with diagnosis, treatment plan and work status, sent to the employer and carrier.
- A work-status note the same day: full duty, modified duty with specific restrictions, or off work with a re-evaluation date.
- Post-accident drug and alcohol testing at the same visit when the employer’s policy requires it.
- Medications dispensed in the clinic for workers’ compensation patients, and braces, splints, crutches and other durable medical equipment supplied at the visit — no pharmacy or supply-store stop, all billed to the claim.
- Continued care at the same clinic from the first visit through maximum medical improvement (MMI), with scheduled follow-up and return-to-work evaluation when the employee is ready.
Injuries we treat
- Sprains, strains and fractures — back, shoulder, knee, wrist, ankle, hand and foot.
- Cuts and lacerations, puncture wounds, crush injuries to fingers and hands.
- Slips, trips and falls; lifting and repetitive-motion injuries.
- Eye injuries and foreign bodies; minor burns and chemical exposures to the skin.
- Occupational exposures needing evaluation and documentation.
Injuries that are life- or limb-threatening — heavy bleeding, an obvious deformity, a head injury with confusion, chest pain — belong in the emergency room; we handle the follow-up care afterwards.
How authorization works in Florida
An injured employee reports the injury to the employer; the employer or its workers’ compensation carrier authorizes medical care and the treating provider. UrgentMed coordinates that authorization directly with the employer or carrier so the employee can be seen promptly — usually the same day. Employers can pre-authorize with a standing account so their employees are seen without delay.
What doctors take workers’ comp in Florida? Authorized treating providers
In Florida, workers’ compensation medical care is provided by a doctor the employer or its insurance carrier authorizes — the “authorized treating provider” under s. 440.13, Florida Statutes. Care from a provider who has not been authorized is generally not paid by the claim, which is why the first call after reporting an injury matters. UrgentMed treats work injuries under authorization from employers of any size and from the workers’ comp carriers and TPAs active in Broward County. The clinic coordinates that authorization while the employee is being seen, and keeps the care at the same clinic from the first visit through maximum medical improvement.
Federal workers’ compensation (OWCP) and other programs
Federal employees injured on the job — postal workers, TSA, VA and other federal agency staff — are covered by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs rather than Florida’s system. UrgentMed is an enrolled OWCP provider; see U.S. Department of Labor (OWCP) claims for how a federal claim is handled at the clinics. Injuries from driving for work may fall under the employer’s workers’ compensation policy rather than Florida PIP; the front desk sorts out which applies.
Where we see you
Both clinics are open seven days a week with X-ray, laboratory and EKG on site — UrgentMed Davie on S University Drive and UrgentMed Plantation on Cleary Boulevard. Both serve employers and injured workers across Davie, Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Southwest Ranches and Broward County.
Sources: Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation · Florida Statutes, chapter 440