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Jackson Hospital

Caring

for our

student athletes

COMMUNITY

Doctors

Medical students

Clinical volunteers

Nonclinical volunteers

BACK TO SCHOOL

1,855 free

physicals

to student

athletes

To learn more about our

sports medicine services, visit

jackson.org/sportsmedicine

JACKSON HOSPITAL SPORTS MEDICINE

The fall sports season is here, and that means Jackson Hospital Sports Medicine kicks into high gear to be there

when your student athletes need us. Our board-certified and fellowship-trained physicians and certified ath-

letic trainers cover more than 40 schools in the tri-county area. Working together with the resources of Jackson

Hospital, they provide the most comprehensive sports medicine program in Central Alabama.

G. Dexter Walcott Jr., MD

Charles W. Hartzog Jr., MD

Sports Medicine,

General Orthopaedics

PROGRAM BENEFITS

• 24-hour sports injury physician care

• Board-certified orthopedic surgeons from Alabama Orthopaedic Specialists, fellowship-trained in sports

medicine

• Football Friday injury clinic at the Jackson Hospital emergency room

• Sideline coverage from certified athletic trainers

• Sports medicine injury clinics each Saturday during football season

• Sports rehabilitation program from Rehab Associates to get back in the game quickly

• CPR instruction and taping clinics

Jackson Hospital’s

sports medicine program provided 1,855

free physicals to student athletes on Saturday, May 14. The annual

event gives student athletes the opportunity to receive a free physi-

cal so they are eligible to participate in school athletics during the

upcoming academic year.

Nine doctors, eight medical students, 35 clinical volunteers and 80

nonclinical volunteers assisted with providing physicals to 744 female

athletes and 1,111 male athletes at the event, held at Saint James

School.

“This is an excellent service to our community that Jackson Hos-

pital has been providing for many years,” says Charles Lee, director of

sports medicine at Jackson Hospital. “Schools require that students

have a sports physical in order to compete in athletics during the

following year. We partnered with 26 area schools to provide this

service.”

For area schools, the service is a valuable asset to athletic programs.

“Many athletes do not have the means to obtain a physical exam,

and Jackson Hospital does a great service by offering the annual free

physicals,” says Jerry Browning, athletic director at St. James School.

“We are very appreciative of Jackson Hospital and Rehab Associates

for doing this for our kids each year and are glad to host it at the

school. It is great to have this opportunity for these kids to come to

one location. With the large volume of student athletes, it’s a com-

munity effort to get this done. It could never happen without the

volunteers and doctors giving up their time.”

Jackson Hospital Sports Medicine is a partnership between Jackson

Hospital, Rehab Associates and Alabama Orthopaedic Specialists.