DORIS DANKO, MD, NAMED MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF CLARA MAASS MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATE CARE DIVISION
Doris Danko, MD, Medical Director, Corporate Care, CMMC.
Belleville, NJ —Doris Danko, MD, of Oakland, NJ , has joined Barnabas Health Corporate Care Division at Clara Maass Medical Center as Medical Director. In her role, Dr. Danko oversees the Corporate Care program, and participates and manages both well care and workers’ compensation injury care. Through Corporate Care, businesses both big and small can provide well-care services and worker’s compensation injury care to their employees.
“We work with the employer during the pre-hiring process to review job descriptions to determine fitness for duty. This is critical in ensuring that the employee is physically able to perform the job and duties required,” explained Dr. Danko. Offering this awareness to the employer can save a company a lot of money in avoiding hiring the wrong person and unnecessary health care claims.”
Corporate Care provides pre-employment physicals, annual physicals, Department of Transportation physicals, and the evaluation and management of work-related injuries. Random drug and alcohol testing and inoculations and vaccinations often are included in the program.
Corporate Care and the Department of Rehabilitation are both housed within the Medical Center , located at 1 Clara Maass Drive , Belleville , NJ . There, Medical Directors, therapists, workers’ compensation specialists and laboratory services are able to work together, resulting in a more efficient process and enabling employees to recover from their injuries safely and quickly. Simply stated, Corporate Care offers employers all necessary services under one roof.
Dr. Danko is Board-certified in Occupational and Preventative Medicine, as well as Ophthalmology. She is licensed to practice in New Jersey , Michigan and Pennsylvania . Prior to her role at Barnabas Health, Dr. Danko served as Medical Director for Concentra in Clifton , NJ and as Director of Employee Health services at Merck in Summit , NJ .
She received her Medical Degree from the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg Medical School, Germany , Master’s Degree in Public Health from the University of Michigan and Board Certified in Preventive Medicine after residency in the Department of Emergency Medicine Division of Occupational Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Health System . Dr. Danko is also a member of the Oakland , NJ , Board of Health.
Dr. Danko works on-site with physical and occupational therapists to continually monitor patient’s progress and make modifications to treatment and care plans as necessary to ensure optimal outcomes.
Following the old adage, an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure, Dr. Danko says “Preventing injuries is better than treating them”. “However, we do offer services through Corporate Care to handle injuries as well.” The Corporate Care program can handle on-the-job injuries during regular office hours which are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. After-hours injuries and emergencies are treated in Clara Maass Medical Center ’s Emergency Department.
In addition, on-site laboratory services, referrals to medical specialists, physical and occupational therapy, professional case management, and tracking and trending of injuries are all available through the Corporate Care program.
For more information about the Corporate Care program at Clara Maass Medical Center , please call 973.450.2526.
Located in Belleville , NJ , Clara Maass Medical Center , a Barnabas Health facility, provides a complete continuum of care to residents of northern New Jersey . Clara Maass’ centers and services include The Health and Wellness Center, Nuclear Medicine, The Cancer Center at Clara Maass, Adult Cardiac Services including Diagnostic Services, Cardiac Catheterization, Elective and Emergency Angioplasty and Rehabilitation, The Pain Management Center, The Joint & Spine Institute, a Vascular Center, Same Day Surgery, The Wound Center at Clara Maass, The Center for Sleep Disorders, The Bariatric Surgery Center, Rehabilitation Services, The Eye Surgery Center, Maternity Services and Parent Education, as well as Pediatrics. For a physician referral or more information about Clara Maass or The eye Surgery Center , please call 1-888-724-7123 or visit www.barnabashealth.org/claramaass.