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FASTER SERVICE ... NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
orthopedist first and avoid multiple appointments.” The CORE Institute’s Urgent Ortho clinics welcome patients with all kinds of orthopedic injuries including sports injuries, sprains and strains, fractures, back and neck injuries, hand and wrist injuries, shoulder, knee and hip injuries and much more. Patients can walk in and see an orthopedic specialist with little to no wait, receive imaging and have their injuries addressed and treated. If necessary, they’ll schedule follow-up visits with orthopedists who have subspecialties related to the injury.
HELPING WHERE IT COUNTS
The CORE Institute Urgent Ortho Clinics opened in 2020 and so far have helped over 1,800 patients. “Since the start of the pandemic, we By Elise Riley know hospital ER’s have been focusing their efforts on treating those with COVID-19 symptoms and we wanted “If you’ve hurt your ankle, and you’re to do our part to help ease the burden. wondering if there’s a problem, you’ve By allowing patients to previously had two avoid the hospital, it choices,” said Dr. Mark allows the providers in Campbell, a Fellowship the ER to focus on those Trained Orthopedic with COVID-19 related Surgeon at The CORE symptoms and those with Institute. “You could go to orthopedic conditions the emergency room, but to stay out of the ER that may be the highestaltogether. From that risk COVID-19 option perspective alone, it’s right now. You could also Mark Campbell, MD been a great program,” go to your primary care Dr. Campbell said. “We heard stories of physician, but that office may be focused people who had injuries or problems, on caring for sick patients and harder and they were having trouble being seen to get into as a result. While seeing a in an ER. We saw a need.” primary care physician is a good option, afterward it might be necessary to order imaging or refer you to an orthopedic To view locations and hours of specialist. With Urgent Ortho, we operation for any of the Urgent Ortho offer patients direct access to see an clinics, visit TheCOREInstitute.com
The CORE Institute’s Urgent Ortho clinics deliver fast care for orthopedic injuries
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e’ve all been there at one time or another: ending an afternoon bike ride abruptly because of a throbbing ankle, wrestling with the family dog and losing after a knee gives way, or simply getting out of bed and feeling seizing back pain. Orthopedic injuries can happen in a split second, but help for them is not always so instant. That’s where The CORE Institute’s Urgent Ortho clinics come in, bringing much-needed, fast relief to patients.
WALK-IN CARE
The CORE Institute offers Urgent Ortho in Arizona and Michigan, where patients can walk in and receive care from orthopedic experts with no appointment needed.
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