Occupational Health is now Team Health: A New Name and Collaborated Vision.
We care about you!
As our organization continues to grow and evolve, so does our commitment to supporting the health, safety, and well-being of every employee across the Cook Children's system. To better reflect that commitment and the breadth of services we provide, Occupational Health Services will now be known as Team Health.
While the name is changing, our mission remains the same: providing exceptional care and support to every team member every day. The new name reflects a broader vision, one that encompasses the comprehensive health needs of our workforce while emphasizing that every employee is an important part of the Cook Children's family.
Team Health will continue to provide essential services such as work injury and illness management, immunizations, workers' compensation support, return-to-work evaluations, TB testing, respiratory mask fit testing, hazardous material exposure evaluations, workplace accommodations, and ergonomic services. As we move forward, we are always looking at ways we can expand services and enhance access across the Cook Children's system, ensuring that more team members can easily receive the occupational health support they need.
Adding to this exciting new chapter, we welcome a Board-Certified Occupational and Environmental Medicine Physician, Foster Lerner, D.O., who will join the Team Health program on September 1. This addition brings nationally recognized expertise to our organization and further strengthens our ability to provide high-quality occupational health care, consultation, and guidance to employees throughout the system.
The transition to Team Health represents more than a name change. It reflects our continued investment in the people who make Cook Children's exceptional every day. By enhancing services, we are reinforcing our commitment to employee well-being, Team Health is poised to support our workforce in meaningful ways.
We are excited about the future and look forward to continuing to care for every team member because when our team is healthy, Cook Children's is able to provide the extraordinary care our patients and families deserve.
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Cummings, Vice President, Human Resources Operations and Talent Management.
Meet Dr. Foster Lerner
Foster Lerner, D.O, is a board-certified Occupational and Environmental Medicine physician with more than seven years of clinical experience. He currently serves as Medical Director of Team Health at Cook Children's Health Care System, where he leads occupational health programs that support the health and well-being of the organization's workforce. He also holds a faculty appointment with the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dr. Lerner earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern University and his Master of Public Health from the University of Texas at Tyler. He also holds both a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Baylor University. Throughout his career, he has combined clinical practice, occupational health leadership, and medical education to advance workforce health and preventive medicine.
Outside of medicine, Dr. Lerner enjoys ballroom dancing, home gardening, and directing sacred and choral music. He is also actively involved in wildlife conservation and outdoor education initiatives within his community.