CLEVELAND and ASHLAND, Ohio – University Hospitals has been named the official sports medicine partner for Ashland University Athletics, offering complete medical protection and specialised take care of Eagle student-athletes. The new partnership focuses on well being, efficiency and harm prevention by care from the identical nationally acknowledged sports medicine program trusted by skilled, collegiate and youth athletes all through Northeast Ohio.
The partnership expands UH’s longstanding dedication to caring for athletes at each stage of competitors. As the official healthcare supplier for the Cleveland Browns and trusted sports medicine partner for greater than 50 faculties, excessive colleges and youth organizations throughout Northeast Ohio, University Hospitals delivers professional care from the sidelines to the working room.
“Our goal is to help every athlete perform at their highest level while practicing medicine with our feet in the grass, ensuring they receive the best possible care when injuries occur,” stated James Voos, MD, Chair, UH Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Jack and Mary Herrick Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns. “We are excited to partner with Ashland University to provide student-athletes with immediate access to nationally recognized sports medicine experts and comprehensive support designed to keep them healthy throughout their athletic careers.”
“University Hospitals is recognized nationally for its excellence in sports medicine, and we are proud to partner with an organization that shares our commitment to student success,” stated Dr. Jon Parrish Peede, president of Ashland University. “This partnership provides our student-athletes with access to outstanding medical expertise and reinforces our commitment to their health, safety and well-being. We are pleased to welcome University Hospitals as a trusted partner in supporting the continued success of our Eagle student-athletes.”
Under the partnership, Ashland University student-athletes may have entry to a devoted staff of UH sports medicine specialists, together with fellowship-trained orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Grant Nelson, MD, and Joseph McShannic, MD, who specializes in sports and emergency medicine, along with seven athletic trainers dedicated specifically to Ashland athletics. Drs. McShannic and Nelson have full-time practices serving the entire Ashland County community out of UH Samaritan Medical Center.
“UH Samaritan is the Hometown Team, and in partnering with Ashland University, we will be able to provide care for the athletes locally to keep them at their highest performance and health,” stated Sylvia Radziszewski, President and Chief Operating Officer, UH Samaritan Medical Center.
University Hospitals’ multidisciplinary Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute brings collectively orthopedic surgeons, major care sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, bodily therapists, vitamin specialists, concussion consultants, sports cardiology suppliers and a Level I trauma staff to ship coordinated, evidence-based take care of athletes of all ages and talents.
“As an athletic department we’re delighted to partner with University Hospitals,” said Al King, director of athletics at Ashland University. “We believe having UH with us will ensure that Ashland University remains among the national leaders in providing health care at the NCAA Division II level. We have a full roster of seven athletic trainers and a team of physicians that is close by and poised to evaluate and advise student-athletes and coaches. We’re excited to bring our teams back to campus and start the new year with UH.”
About University Hospitals / Cleveland, Ohio
Founded in 1866, University Hospitals serves the wants of sufferers by an built-in community of greater than 20 hospitals (together with 5 joint ventures), greater than 50 well being facilities and outpatient amenities, and over 200 doctor places of work in 16 counties all through northern Ohio. The system’s flagship quaternary care, tutorial medical middle, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Oxford University, Taiwan National University College of Medicine and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. The principal campus additionally consists of the UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, ranked among the many prime youngsters’s hospitals within the nation; UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital, Ohio’s solely hospital for ladies; and UH Seidman Cancer Center, half of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. UH is residence to some of probably the most prestigious medical and analysis packages within the nation, with greater than 3,000 energetic medical trials and analysis research underway. UH Cleveland Medical Center is perennially among the many highest performers in nationwide rating surveys, together with “America’s Best Hospitals” from U.S. News & World Report. UH can also be residence to 19 Clinical Care Delivery and Research Institutes. UH is one of the biggest employers in Northeast Ohio with greater than 30,000 staff. Follow UH on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. For extra data, go to UHhospitals.org.
About Ashland University / Ashland, Ohio
Ashland University is a mid-size, personal college conveniently situated midway between Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Offering undergraduate, graduate {and professional} packages, AU places the “Accent on the Individual” by combining robust utilized tutorial packages with a distinguished school and employees who construct nurturing relationships with their college students.