Keeping Houston Cleaner
Houston Medical Testing Services expands its capabilities to provide better, faster, more convenient drug and alcohol testing to its clients across the city, state, and country.
Houston, Texas (PRWEB) August 21, 2006 –
Houston Medical Testing Services (HMTS) provides full service drug and alcohol testing to Houston, the Gulf Coast, and throughout the United States in 43 states.
Since 1989, the company has grown from its central office, conveniently located at 2646 South Loop West, Houston, Texas, in the Texas Medical Center/Astrodome area, to several satellite offices and 22 Gulf Coast-area collection centers. HMTS is also associated with over 6,000 collection sites across the country, so that they may provide drug and alcohol testing virtually anywhere in the United States or Canada. Now HMTS is expanding even more with the extension of their office space at the central location, as well as the hiring of 2 additional employees, increasing their service capabilities considerably.
HMTS took on adjoining space at the central office in order to better serve their clients and add additional personnel to service accounts. Their conference space has now been doubled in order to take on more training services for DOT-mandated clients. Such clients require supervisory training and employee training in substance abuse issues, provided by HMTS in addition to its substance testing services. A valuable service with 24/7 coverage, HMTS is operating at all times, ready for any situation.
In Houston, HMTS has carefully developed its services in order to keep up with the city’s growing needs. HMTS works directly with the METRO Transit system to ensure that all employees comply with all conduct codes and regulations. By making their service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, HMTS is able to go out into the field, arriving at accident scenes to test those involved for the influence of drugs or alcohol.
HMTS is also expanding its government work to cover such entities as the City of Houston, the City of Bellaire, the City of West University, Fort Bend County, and the Texas Medical Center. With over 2,100 clients, HMTS keeps our public service offices safe and running smoothly.
Drug and alcohol testing performed by HMTS act as a deterrent, discouraging anyone who even considers partaking of illegal activities from doing so, at the risk of losing their jobs. HMTS also runs pre-employment testing, followed by random testing. Those that do violate their employer’s substance abuse policy are subject to disciplinary action from their employer.
“Employees who drink or do drugs while on the job or even in their free time can be costly to the employer. Drug and alcohol abuse leads to more sick days, decreased productivity, and more on-the-job accidents,” explains Sherri L. Vogler, president of Houston Medical Testing Services and a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas.
With five main offices, two in Houston, including the Johnson Space Center, one in the Woodlands, one in Conroe, one at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, HMTS keeps drug and alcohol abuse down and keeps Houstonians safe. After 17 years of operation, Houston Medical Testing Services now provides even more than just expert drug and alcohol testing.
HMTS provides DNA paternity and genetic testing, innovative hair testing for drugs, and employee education and supervisor training programs. They offer background checks that can include various services such as criminal background checks, driver’s license and driving records checks, credit checks, social security verification, education verification, and previous employer checks. A recent addition to their services is a new computer system that allows the HMTS client to order and retrieve their own background checks 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Houston Medical Testing Services goes beyond the bloodstream to ensure that our city maintains productive, responsible, and dedicated workers.
For more information, contact Jon Vogler at 713-665-4687 or toll free at 1-800-568-8065. Their website is located at www. hmts. com.
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