Committee hears why DeWitt County uses Safeworks in Champaign for pre-employment testing

Jan 21, 2025

Committee members asked why the county uses Safeworks in Champaign for pre-employment physicals and drug screens; County Administrator Dee Rentmeister said Safeworks specializes in those services, is less expensive than a local general practitioner, and can often schedule appointments within days.

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During Jan. 21, 2025 committee discussions, member Claro Carter asked why DeWitt County uses Safeworks in Champaign for pre-employment physicals and drug screens. County Administrator Dee Rentmeister explained that Safeworks "specializes in pre employment, return to work physicals and drug screens" and that DeWitt County lacks occupational physicians in town.

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