an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message concentra health services improving america s health one patient at a time . type subsidiary industry health care founded 1979 headquarters addison texas united states key people john r. anderson d.o. chief medical officer and executive vice president keith newton executive vice president and chief operating officer products occupational medicine urgent care primary care physical therapy health and wellness revenue 1 billion 2015 number of employees 8 000 website concentra.com concentra inc. is a national health care company founded in 1979 in amarillo texas . concentra delivers a wide range of medical services to employers and patients including urgent care occupational medicine physical therapy primary care and wellness programs . the company is headquartered in addison texas and operates more than 300 urgent care centers in 36 states . concentra has more than 900 affiliated primary care physicians and 600 physical therapists . these health care professionals treat injuries and illnesses provide disease prevention and wellness services perform physical examinations and conduct drug testing . concentra also provides a range of health improvement solutions to employers and operates 154 employer onsite medical facilities . the company s primary focuses are occupational health physical therapy health and wellness and urgent care . 1 contents 1 history 2 litigation 3 references 4 external links history edit concentra s predecessor was founded when three primary care physicians opened up the first occupation health center in amarillo texas . these physicians applied the same occupational health model to their second location which opened in garland texas in 1985 . 2 between 1985 and 1997 the network of medical centers grew under the management of occucenters inc. in 1997 dallas based occusystems inc. parent of occucenters merged with boston based cra managed care inc. to form concentra managed care inc. a publicly traded company . in 1999 the company s stock was privatized and in 2001 the company changed its name to concentra incorporated . a period of expansion followed as concentra grew to include health related businesses such as network services bill review case management independent medical examinations and ppo networks . following a series of divestiture transactions in 2006 and 2007 concentra narrowed its focus on occupational health medical center expansion and wellness and preventive care . in 2007 the company launched its urgent care initiative to meet the growing need for a cost effective option to hospital emergency rooms for non emergency conditions . as part of this initiative the organization wanted a consistent platform to support its strategic growth plan and align more than 330 centers in 40 states that were varied in design operational requirements and brand mark . 3 in december 2010 humana announced its acquisition of concentra for approximately 790 million . welsh carson anderson & stowe a new york city based private equity firm had previously owned a majority of concentra s equity since 1999 . 4 in june 2015 humana inc. nyse hum announced the sale of the stock of its wholly owned subsidiary concentra inc. concentra to a joint venture between select medical holdings corporation select medical and welsh carson anderson & stowe a private equity fund for approximately 1.055 billion in cash . select medical s purchase of concentra supports its goal to create a maximally profitable occupational medicine business channel that complements the organization s existing portfolio of long term acute care hospitals inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation clinics and contract rehabilitation services . approximately 80 % of concentra s revenue is derived from patient visits to its medical centers while its health solutions businesses collectively generate the remaining 20 % . an urgent care location in hillsboro oregon on average more than 30 000 patients visit concentra s medical centers each day . according to the bureau of labor statistics 1 out of every 7 occupational injuries in the u.s. is treated by concentra . citation needed litigation edit an 8 million settlement was granted by a federal judge ending a workers compensation class action lawsuit brought by injured walmart employees in colorado . the plaintiffs alleged that walmart its adjuster claims management inc cmi and concentra health services hindered medical providers from making independent judgements on how to treat injured workers . under the terms of the settlement wal mart and cmi must pay 4 million while concentra will pay another 4 million . further each injured walmart worker who was treated at a concentra facility will receive 520 while those treated at other facilities will receive 50 . the settlement also stipulates that walmart and cmi provide training to adjustors who will handle future worker compensations claims . and concentra must also provide periodic training to its marketing and sales force regarding state laws that prohibit outside interference in how medical care is provided . in 2005 a class action lawsuit against concentra inc. concentra managed care inc. and focus healthcare management inc. was filed by kenneth gogel of gogel & gogel on behalf of first state orthopaedics roy lerman m.d. and other medical providers for breach of contract and other contractual claims . the defendants were accused of a silent ppo and unfair repricing activities . the lawsuit were settled in a nationwide settlement 5 which was applicable to medical providers throughout the county i.e. every physician in us who has had any workers compensation or auto accident bill repriced by any of the concentra defendants . 6 references edit about concentra fact sheet . concentra inc. retrieved 2012 06 20 . history . concentra inc. retrieved 2010 08 02 . concentra one patient at a time . concentra inc. retrieved 2010 08 01 . humana to buy addison based concentra for 790 million . dallas morning news . retrieved 2011 01 01 . 05 4951 first state orthopaedics et al v. concentra inc. et al pdf . concentra settlement information opt out instructions . external links edit concentra official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title concentra & oldid 685388889 categories companies based in addison texashealth care companies of the united stateshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from august 2013all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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