BOTHELL, WASH., Dec. 21, 2009 – HealthForce Occupational Medicine announced today that it has sold four of its five occupational medicine clinics to U.S. HealthWorks Medical Group. HealthForce will continue to operate its Bellevue Occupational Medicine Clinic as part of a renewed focus on the development of its Worksite Services division. HealthForce Worksite Services offers mobile health services, worksite clinic management, the 24/7 Physician HealthLine™, and web-based health and productivity tools like the award-winning Wellness Challenge®.

Jack Siemering, HealthForce CEO, said, "As we focus on bringing health services to employees through our Worksite Services division, we are pleased to find a good steward for these important occupational medicine clinics. Our current team of physicians and staff in Seattle, Tukwila, Everett, and Paine Field will continue their great work with an experienced leadership team at U.S. HealthWorks, so the patients and employers who patronize these clinics will be in good hands."

Andy Parker, M.D., U.S. HealthWorks Senior Vice President Operations, Northwest Division, said, "We are excited by this latest addition to the U.S. HealthWorks family. The Puget Sound market is an important one for us and we believe the acquisition of these highly-regarded medical centers and the addition of their staff enhances our position as the leading operator of occupational health and urgent care centers in Washington."

About HealthForce Occupational Medicine: HealthForce offers workplace health solutions, delivering services at the worksite, on-line, on the phone and at its state-of-the-art clinic in Bellevue, Wash. More than 3,000 local, regional, national and international companies partner with HealthForce to: hire the right people, keep employees healthy and productive, contain the cost of work-related injury or illness, return injured employees to work quickly and safely, and comply with applicable regulations.

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