REM Occupational Health & Wellness was developed out of the desire to provide occupational medicine with a purpose – minimizing workplace injuries and illnesses by focusing on employee engagement with their own health and safety in the workplace as well as at home.
By engaging employees in this process, we can work together to mitigate injuries in a multi-generational workplace, allowing the employer to obtain the highest return on investment. By providing onsite occupational health services, injuries/illnesses can be evaluated quickly and efficiently, thereby decreasing the need for outside hospital system usage, which can be quite costly due to substantial mark-up of services.
Employees having access to an onsite provider for yearly health screenings decreases the incidence of employees going without a primary care provider, and also quickly identifies disease and pre-disease states, thereby allowing prompt diagnosis and treatment of the condition (which will in turn reduce missed days from work for chronic diseases and loss of productivity).
Lastly, creating a company wellness program that is customizable for the individual is key to employee engagement and success, since everyone’s health blueprint is unique and different. THIS is what makes REM truly innovative.
Established in 2019
REM is Latin for “purpose” which was the foundation of starting this company – health and wellness with a purpose. REM also stands for Redefined Exceptional Medicine.
Our Goal
To make every employee engaged and confident in their health and wellness choices, empowering them with the tools to succeed both at home and in the workplace.
Our Team
Alicia Kelch
Owner/Found of REM
Alicia is the owner and founder of REM. She is a 2005 graduate of Duquesne University’s physician assistant studies program in Pittsburgh, PA. She started her career in emergency medicine, and then worked in family practice at one of Milwaukee’s Federally Qualified Health Centers, working with the medically underserved patient population. In 2013 Alicia started working in occupational health. She has worked extensively with over 40 different types of companies, from manufacturing facilities, foundries, to food/agriculture industries. In 2016 she was published in Property Casualty 360 Magazine, and then in 2017 she was nominated for Wisconsin’s PA of the Year, and placed in the top 5 in the state. Alicia’s dedication to health and wellness is evident at home as she is an avid sports/exercise enthusiast and takes great pride in educating her patients on the best ways to help them be their healthiest both at home and on the job.
Dr. Randy Wojciehoski, DO
Medical Director
Dr. Randal Wojciehoski, DO is an emergency medicine specialist in Stevens Point, WI and has been practicing for 30 years. He graduated from University Of New England College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989 and specializes in emergency medicine and internal medicine.
Nicholas Graunke
Certified Physician Assistant
Nicholas is a 2020 graduate of the Marquette University Physician Assistant studies program where he graduated in the top 3 of his class. Before PA school, Nicholas studied Biomedical Sciences and Spanish for the Health Professions at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. During his time at Marquette, he spent time serving on two medical mission trips with Global Brigades, the Marquette Student Health Advisory Board, and the Midnight Run food service program around greater Milwaukee. He is passionate about fitness and exercise outside of work and strives to provide high quality counseling about health and wellness to his patients.