
From a community clinic in west Texas to hundreds of medical centers across the country, Concentra Physical Therapy's parent company – Concentra Inc. – has grown, innovated, and diversified to become the nation’s largest provider of occupational health services. This timeline highlights key events in Concentra’s history.
| Year | Information | Medical Centers |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Dick Rehm, MD, and Peter Fagan, MD – co-chairs of the Texas Tech Medical School Family Practice Residency Program – open a medical center in Amarillo, Texas | 1 |
| 1983 | Tom Fogarty, MD, joins the practice | 1 |
| 1985 | The partners open their second center in Garland, Texas | 2 |
| 1990 | The practice grows to five centers (original location in Amarillo and four in Dallas), each serving approximately 150 patients per day |
5 |
| 1991 | Company implements Outcome Assurance services |
7 |
| 1992 | Company implements physical therapy services |
24 |
| 1993 | Company expands outside of Texas |
36 |
| 1995 | Company offers medical centers in 12 states | 64 |
| 1996 | The company – now called OccuSystems – expands and offers 109 centers throughout Texas, the Midwest, and the Northeast |
109 |
| 1997 | OccuSystems merges with CRA Managed Care and becomes Concentra Operating Corp. |
140 |
| 1999 | Company has largest growth year, adding 53 centers |
201 |
| 2000 | Concentra Occupational Health Research Institute is established |
219 |
| 2001 | Company has over 100 on-site programs Concentra serves 6.25% of the nation’s workers’ compensation cases |
232 |
| 2002 | Concentra clinicians and researchers publish multiple research articles and the company's first book: Low Back Pain: An Evidenced-Based, Biopsychosocial Model for Clinical Management |
241 |
| 2003 | Concentra is named the largest rehabilitation service provider for second consecutive year by Business Insurancemagazine | 246 |
| 2004 | Concentra publishes its Guide to Medical Certification of Commercial Drivers |
252 |
| 2005 | Concentra offers 300 medical centers in 34 states and 500 clinicians in 83 markets | 300 |