March is National Athletic Training Month, providing Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine the opportunity to recognize the outstanding care provided by its nearly 80 athletic trainers (ATs).
Andrews Institute ATs provide sports medicine coverage at area schools including the University of West Florida, Chipola College, Pensacola Christian College and every public high school in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties. They can also be found in physician practices, the physical therapy setting at Andrews Institute rehabilitation and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) National Campus in Lake Nona, Florida.
“We are so appreciative of the work our ATs do year-round. They work extremely hard to provide world-class care at all times. March is a wonderful chance for each of them to be reminded of how important their roles are,” said Kathleen McGraw, sports medicine outreach manager at Andrews Institute.
Athletic trainers play a vital role in the prevention of injury and are often the first caregivers to tend to an injured athlete. Along with facilitating a Management of Sideline Emergencies course for athletic trainers, sports medicine physicians and other athletic health care team members just before the season starts each summer, Andrews Institute ATs provide concussion baseline testing to student-athletes along the Gulf Coast, offer AED/CPR training to coaches and other school leaders at the beginning of each school year and provide pre-participation physicals, free of charge, to all student-athletes from their partner schools.
About the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Located minutes from Pensacola, Florida, in Gulf Breeze, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine provides world-class care and service for the athlete in everyone. The institute features more than 30 physicians and medical experts providing best-in-class service in specialties ranging from orthopedics and sports medicine to joint care and neurosurgery and is accessible to everyone. It is the world’s only facility offering surgery, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and athletic performance training all on one campus. The one-of-a-kind center focuses on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries while using the expertise of nationally and internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, M.D. Dr. Andrews is best known as physician to some of sport’s greatest professional athletes. For more information, visit www.AndrewsInstitute.com.
About Baptist Health Care
Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care organization based in northwest Florida that is committed to helping people throughout life’s journey. The organization is a proud member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Baptist continuously strives to be a national leader in quality and service. Baptist Health Care includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine and a large network of primary care and specialty physicians. Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.
