Events

Event

Title: Free Informational Session on Prevention and Management of Sports Injuries
When: 09.16.2010 06:30 PM
Location: St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, the DeFuria Room
Category: Community Events

Description

St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center will host a free informational session entitled, “Prevention and Management of Sports Injuries” on Thursday, September 16, at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, located at 301 Prospect Avenue in Syracuse. The seminar will take place in the DeFuria Room, off the main lobby. Free parking is available in the Medical Office Centre garage.

 

Ryan Smart, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports injuries, will explain when an injury should be seen by a physician and discuss the medical and surgical management of sports injuries. Participants also may learn about types of common sports injuries and preventive measures to help avoid injury. To register, call St. Joseph’s at 315-442-5832.

 

St. Joseph’s has one goal: to get patients moving again as quickly and safely as possible. Comprehensive care includes prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation — all within the St. Joseph’s health care network.

 

St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center (www.sjhsyr.org) is a non-profit, 431-bed hospital and health care network providing services to patients from Onondaga and 15 surrounding counties. Through prevention programs and the latest diagnostic treatment procedures, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center works with patients to achieve optimum long-term health. A nine-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is designated a Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor bestowed on a hospital for nursing care. Affiliated with Franciscan Management Services, Inc., St. Joseph’s is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis.