Workers’ Compensation Program

Surgery on a Lien

Getting hurt or injured on the job is serious business. Accessing the workers’ compensation system to help with your recovery can be easier when you have experienced physicians and caregivers who are dedicated to your cause.

At Tri-City Regional Medical Center, we have many physicians and other workers’ compensation experts who can help you navigate the workers’ compensation process and, more importantly, get you back to your optimum health. When determining your treatment team for your work injury, it’s important to choose a physician and team that are leaders in their field. Surgeons who perform many surgeries for work injuries typically have better outcomes and have less complications. Your ability to resume your job duties and your overall quality of life may depend on skills of your surgeon.

Under California workers’ compensation regulations, you have the right to choose your own doctors and health care providers.

Our Medical Specialists

At the Center for Advanced Spine Care, our orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, pain management, internal medicine and occupational medicine specialists comprise a team of experts to effectively and efficiently diagnose and treat your injury. They have years of experience in working with work comp patients and their employers to get patients back to work and healthy. Our physicians understand the workers’ compensation legal and reporting processes that are part of the unique requirements of documentation and communication during your treatment and rehabilitation.

Our Fellowship trained orthopedic and neuro specialists utilize advanced treatment plans and state of the art diagnostic imaging for workers’ compensation patients. These treatment plans include those for upper and lower extremities as well as back, neck and neurological medical issues. Tri-City Regional Medical Center is home to more than 20 orthopedic specialists, including some of the leading spine and neurospine surgeons in the west. Our surgeons are certified to perform workers’ compensation diagnosis and treatment under the framework of workers’ compensation regulations in California.

Our workers’ compensation experts also provide complete rehabilitation services including occupational and physical therapy, retraining job skills and other ancillary support.

Please call for a referral to a licensed, board certified physician who specializes in workers’ compensation and can be your advocate to get you healthy and return you to work.

For an appointment or to learn more about our Workers’ Compensation Program at Tri-City Regional Medical Center, please contact us at