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Ware Elevated to Head Coach of Hoover’s Boys Basketball Team
Orthopedic Urgent Care Clinic OS1 Opens in Hoover
By Rubin E. Grant
It didn’t take long for Chip Vance to see the practicality of the new OS1 Sports Injury Clinic in Hoover. A week after the OS1 clinic opened on June 15 in Hoover, a woman brought in her daughter for treatment. “Her daughter had fallen in practice and bent her wrist and she thought it might be broken,” said Vance, OS1 president and CEO. “She had heard about us and seen the signs about our clinic. She called and came in around 6:30 p.m. and got it X-rayed and we braced it. “All of it took about 45 minutes. That’s better than waiting in the emer-
‘If you have a child who has hurt his ankle or arm, the last place you want to go is to an emergency room and be exposed to people with other illnesses.’ gency room for a few hours to be seen,” Vance said. That’s the whole idea behind OS1 Sports Injury Clinic, Alabama’s first full-service, orthopedic urgent care walk-in clinic. OS1 is in The Village at Brock’s Gap near the Hoover Met Complex. The clinic offers urgent care from a fellowship-trained sports medicine professional. It is specifically for sportsrelated and orthopedic-related injuries ranging from fractures, dislocations, sprains and overuse injuries. The business model for OS1 was developed through the collaboration of its founders, Bill Dexheimer, founder of several health care and health care IT businesses; Dr. Lyle Cain; Dr. Jeffrey Dugas; Dr. Bruce Irwin, founder of American Family Care; Randy Johansen, president of American Family Care; Dr. A.J. “Lonnie” Strickland, PhD and professor of strategic management at the University of Alabama Graduate School of Business; Dr. Kennie Bramlett; and several other
leading orthopedic physicians and executives. “We spent a considerable amount of time with our founders refining our business model,” Vance said. “The overwhelming consensus was there is currently a gap in the marketplace when it comes to conveniently and cost-effectively treating acute, orthopedic injuries by providers expertly trained in sports medicine. “Our OS1 business model includes our primary medical provider being fellowship-trained in sports medicine. Fortunately, Birmingham is home to one of the world’s most-respected, accredited orthopedic fellowship programs – the American Sports Medicine Institute.” Dr. Chris Williams is OS1’s primary medical provider. He is in the final weeks of his ASMI fellowship and clinical training at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center. As a non-surgical sports medicine physician, Williams treats all types of orthopedic medical issues, including sports-related and non-sports-related injuries. Bryan Wimbish, a certified registered nurse practitioner with sports medicine training, also works at the clinic. The clinic has comprehensive diagnostic imaging equipment on site – with state-of-the-art MRI and X-ray equipment – allowing clinicians to accurately diagnose patients. “We’re really excited about opening,” Vance said. “We didn’t plan it that way, but we couldn’t have had better timing than opening during the COVID-19 pandemic, when a lot of people have no desire to go to the emergency room or a hospital clinic. “If you have a child who has hurt his ankle or arm, the last place you want to go is to an emergency room and be exposed to people with other illnesses. They can come here and get a high level of care without worrying about that.” The clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. “We wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to come in and be seen,” Vance said.
the head coach of John Carroll Catholic’s girls basketball program. She had been an assistant under Ronald Steele for the past two seasons. During that time, Steele had been serving as the head coach of the boys and girls teams. “I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to serve the current and future players in the John Carroll program,” Napolitano said. “The last two years working with Coach Steele have not only been a blessing, but they have been instrumental in preparing me for this role.” Steele was happy to see Napolitano elevated to the head position. ”Coach Napolitano is a person of high character who has demonstrated an eagerness to invest in the lives of her student-athletes,” Steele said. “She has a passion for the game of basketball and her coaching philosophy is consistent with the values of John Carroll. I’m excited to officially turn the reins over to her and to see her continue to grow and develop our girls basketball program.” Napolitano is a 2014 graduate of McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile, where she played basketball, ran cross country, and competed in track and field. She holds a BA in secondary education from Samford University (2018), and is currently completing her masters degree in kinesiology and sports management through the University of Alabama. Napolitano also teaches full-time in the English department at John Carroll and serves as an assistant on the track and field team.
with the Rebels. “Mandy built a good foundation from the seventh grade all the way to varsity,” Mansell said. “I want to build on that and make it better.” By Rubin E. Grant Mansell was a star player at Austin High School in Decatur and also at Scott Ware was wondering why he Millsaps College. stayed on as an assistant coach for the She previously coached three years Hoover boys basketball at Germantown in team for the past eight Madison, Miss., and was years when he had an assistant for two years opportunities to become at Austin. a head coach elsewhere. Two other over OverWare received his the-Mountain schools answer in late May when also have new volleyball he was elevated to head coaches. Oak Mountain coach of the Bucs, hired Grace Burgess and replacing Charles Briarwood Christian Burkett, who left to take hired Hannah Josey. over the program at This will be Burgess’ Scott Ware joined the Athens after 14 seasons first high school head Hoover staff as an assisat Hoover. coaching job after servtant in August of 2013. “I don’t know why I ing as an assistant at hung around and now I Thompson and Spain know,” Ware said. “I am really excited. Park. The Homewood native has Charles and I had talked about it. I coached club volleyball for the past think the world of Coach Burkett. eight years and played college volleyWe’re more than friends. We’re like ball at LaGrange College. brothers.” Josey was formerly the head coach Ware joined Burkett’s staff as an Edgewood Academy and Eastwood assistant in August of 2013 and helped Christian in the Alabama Independent lead the Bucs to the 2015 Class 7A state Schools Association. championship team and two other Final Napolitano Takes Over John Four appearances. Hoover athletic director Andy Urban Carrol Girls Basketball Program Angela Napolitano has been hired as said Ware was the right choice to succeed Burkett. “We had hundreds of applicants, but we knew we had what we felt like was the best coach we could get in our building,” Urban said. Ware was the head coach at Walker High School, now Jasper, for 10 seasons, compiling a 172-26 record. The Bucs began summer workouts on June 8 and plan to continue through the middle of July. “It’s been good,” Ware said. “It’s been a little sloppy, but the kids are working hard, trying to become the best version we can be.” The workouts have been affected by COVID-19 guidelines as stipulated by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. “The first week we didn’t get within six feet of each other and we keep our masks when we have closer contact drills,” Ware said. “We’re doing other things like cleaning the balls between groups. It’s different.” Ware expects a smooth transition 3266 Cahaba Heights Road • 205-967-8192 Open M-F 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM when the season starts in November Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers or discounts. with nine returning players. Coupon has no cash value. (Maximum Discount $50.00) Coupon expires August 31st , 2020. “Our style of play won’t look any different,” he said. “I try to tell them to play smart, play hard and have fun. We’re going to get it up and down the court, play hard and play fast.” Journal photo by Jordan Wald
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