Work-Related Injuries

16 Jan

In the event of a workplace injury, employees in Oregon are allowed to choose which provider they use to file their Worker’s Compensation claim. However, not every provider accepts Workers Comp claims. Mend Clinic Urgent Care does accept Workers Comp. Additionally, our status as orthopedic specialties means we are even more qualified than your average emergency room team to handle many of...

13:56 / Work-Related Injuries
09 Apr

Mend Clinic is Salem’s ER alternative. We’re halfway between seeing your regular physician and an emergency room visit. Urgent care clinics are often misunderstood, and some people aren’t sure exactly when they should go to urgent care. A lot of people are also surprised by the array of technologies and medical care available at Mend Clinic. For instance, did you...

05:00 / Carpal Tunnel / Dislocations / Fractures / Lacerations / Sports Injuries / Sprains / Tendonitis / Work-Related Injuries
26 Mar

Oregonians are automating everything in their home, and garage door automation is a priority for many. However, with a change to garage doors comes the risk of more garage door accidents, an unfortunate trend seen at Mend Clinic. Impulse Research Survey revealed that 55 percent of Americans spend 90 minutes per week in their garage for hobbies and Moen discovered...

05:00 / Carpal Tunnel / Dislocations / Fractures / Lacerations / Sprains / Tendonitis / Work-Related Injuries
19 Mar

What’s the difference between a freestanding emergency department (FSED), emergency room (ER), and urgent care? Quite a lot of money according to a study in the Journal of Emergency Medicine—and that comes as no surprise to the Mend Clinic team. Most patients are familiar with the ER, but an FSED is an emergency department not attached to a hospital. They...

05:00 / Carpal Tunnel / Dislocations / Fractures / Lacerations / Sports Injuries / Sprains / Tendonitis / Work-Related Injuries
07 Mar

Why deal with the hassle of scheduling an appointment with your general physician when urgent care can meet your needs faster—and for a fee often not much higher? Going to urgent care clinics instead of seeing a GP is a trend Mend Clinic has noticed since opening their doors, and now it’s being backed up by research. According to the...

05:00 / Carpal Tunnel / Dislocations / Fractures / Lacerations / Sports Injuries / Sprains / Tendonitis / Work-Related Injuries
05 Mar

If you’re Googling “urgent care near me,” you want a clinic that’s open right now and accepts your health insurance. Mend Clinic is open seven days per week and accepts a wide range of insurance including the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), Medicare, and Medicaid. In fact, if you do Google this popular query, you’ll find that the most common auto-fills...

05:00 / Carpal Tunnel / Dislocations / Fractures / Lacerations / Sports Injuries / Sprains / Tendonitis / Work-Related Injuries
05 Feb

If you find yourself Googling “urgent care near me,” two things are certain: You’ve got a semi-serious owie going on, and you’re pretty savvy. Mend Clinic is the “urgent care near me” you’re looking for in Salem. As an ER alternative, Mend Clinic treats a wide range of issues from lacerations and cuts to broken bones. If you can’t see...

05:00 / Carpal Tunnel / Dislocations / Fractures / Lacerations / Sports Injuries / Sprains / Tendonitis / Work-Related Injuries
13 Nov

‘Tis the season to be picking up some extra or seasonal work, whether you’ll be working at a tree farm, in retail, or even making your debut as Santa at the local mall. Mend Clinic treats a wide variety of urgent care injuries from lacerations (that holiday wrapping gig can be dangerous) to broken bones from a reindeer stampede. Work-related...

05:00 / Work-Related Injuries