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VBS supplies lifesaving blood to hospital patients in Richmond, Charlottesville, Farmville, Fishersville, Emporia, Harrisonburg, Hopewell, South Hill, and the Staunton/Waynesboro area. And because there is no substitute for blood, the organization depends on responsible and committed donors in communities to help patients. Not only does VBS provide the blood for nearly two thirds of the patients receiving organ transplants in Virginia, it is one of the largest volunteer efforts in Central Virginia.  Last year nearly 70,000 volunteers donated blood with VBS.

Since 2006, OrthoVirginia employees have contributed a total of 3,737 pounds of food to the food bank. “Helping so many people is what it is all about. We are blessed and we want to give back to our community … we really do care,” says OrthoVirginia’s Kelly Koogler, Office Manager and coordinator of the food drive.

The CVFB brings hunger relief to 31 counties and five cities through a comprehensive approach that includes acquiring needed foods and distributing these items to communities, families, and individuals who need them to meet their unique needs. Through targeted programs designed to address specific hunger challenges, CVFB also works to ensure that our region’s most vulnerable populations – children, families, and seniors – have access to a reliable source of healthy nutrition.

About OrthoVirginia

OrthoVirginia (formerly West End Orthopaedic Clinic) is an independent group of highly trained and hospital/insurance company-credentialed orthopedic physician specialists and qualified staff who serve patients with any type of orthopedic problem. OrthoVirginia has more than 40 orthopedic physician specialists in 11 locations throughout Central Virginia, providing comprehensive care for any type of orthopedic problem.

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Ortho After Hours clinics provide a cost-effective alternative to emergency room visits for individuals with muscle and bone injuries and other non-life-threatening orthopedic conditions requiring immediate care.

The new clinic is located at Memorial Regional Medical Center at the Medical Office Building II (8266 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville). The hours are Monday through Friday from 5:30 pm until 9:00 pm and on Saturday from 8:00 am until noon. The clinic offers after-hours treatment on both an appointment and walk-in basis.

At the clinic, certified orthopedic physician’s assistants and physicians are able to evaluate and treat patients, and to establish a plan of care. Patients of all ages can receive treatment for fractures, strains and sprains, sports-related injuries and any other orthopedic issues they may be experiencing.

“We are very pleased to be the first and only clinic of its kind in Hanover County, and we hope to fill a need in the Hanover community for more timely and affordable access to quality orthopedic care,” said Sue Kewer, physician assistant and manager of Ortho After Hours. “Our clinics help streamline the process: we can handle the patient’s care all in one facility.”

With the opening of this new clinic in Hanover, OrthoVirginia has three Ortho After Hours locations in the metro Richmond area: St. Mary’s Hospital, St. Francis Medical Center and now Memorial Regional Medical Center.

To reach the clinic directly, call 804 559 7467. For more information on OrthoVirginia, visit orthovirginia.com.

About OrthoVirginia

OrthoVirginia (formerly West End Orthopaedic Clinic) is an independent group of highly trained and hospital/insurance company-credentialed orthopedic physician specialists and qualified staff who serve patients with any type of orthopedic problem. OrthoVirginia has more than 40 orthopedic physician specialists in 11 locations throughout Central Virginia, providing comprehensive care for any type of orthopedic problem.

Today, it is estimated that 30 million U.S. children participate in organized sports. Unfortunately, every year a growing number need medical care for sports injuries.

Dr. Jody Smith, orthopedic surgeon, specializing in sports medicine at OrthoVirginia, one of Virginia’s leading orthopedic practices, offers tips to keep children safe and healthy as they prepare for and participate in fall sports activities.

“One goal for parents of school-age children who participate in sports should be to ensure that your child stays active, but does not over-train,” stated Dr. Smith, adding that “for children under 18, muscles, tendons and ligaments are still growing, which makes them more prone to injury.”

Dr. Smith offers the following tips to keep your child injury-free during the upcoming fall sports season.

• Always warm up before playing. This may seem like the most common-sense advice in the world to us, but kids want to jump right in. A warm-up is always important.
• Make sure your child uses the right protective gear and that it is appropriate for the sport and for your child’s age and build. Using properly fitted gear such as shin guards for soccer, a hard shell helmet for baseball, and helmets and body padding for ice hockey can reduce the chance of injury.
• If your player is tired or not feeling well, sit it out. Injuries are more likely to occur during these times.
• Take a day off. Even for the most competitive athletes, a day off once a week is appropriate to give mind and body a chance to rest and recover.
• For injuries on the field, think ice, compression and elevation. Put ice on the affected area (10 minutes on, 10 minutes off), provide compression for areas that are swollen and elevate the injury.
• OrthoVirginia offers Ortho After Hours, with after-hours treatment on a walk-in basis at its St. Francis and St. Mary’s hospital sites in Richmond. These Ortho After Hours clinics provide a cost-effective alternative to emergency room visits for children with sports injuries.

About OrthoVirginia

OrthoVirginia is an independent group of highly trained and hospital/insurance company-credentialed orthopedic physician specialists and qualified staff who serve patients with any type of orthopedic problem at 11 office locations throughout Virginia. The practice employs more than 350 clinical, technical, paraprofessional, support and administrative personnel in Virginia.

Of its 11 sites, six are considered primary clinics, which are in close proximity to the Richmond acute-care hospitals in which OrthoVirginia physicians operate, including the new OrthoVirginia office at the Boulders near Chippenham Hospital; Hanover; Henrico; Johnston-Willis; St. Francis; and St. Mary’s.

Additional sites include satellite offices on Laburnum Avenue in Richmond and in New Kent and Emporia, as well as fully staffed clinics in Farmville and Kilmarnock.

OrthoVirginia offers a full-service website, where patients may learn more about OrthoVirginia’s physicians and services. Visit orthovirginia.com.

West End Orthopaedic Clinic has announced that they are changing the name of their practice to OrthoVirginia. Coinciding with the name change will be the opening of a new state-of-the-art facility, completely dedicated to orthopedic specialty care and sports medicine, at the Boulders near Chippenham Hospital, where its Chippenham Clinic and administrative office will move.

The new name more accurately reflects the many locations the practice serves, not only in its home base of Richmond, but also in all locations throughout central Virginia, as well as the total range of high-quality specialty orthopedic care and services available through the practice. The new facility reinforces the practice’s commitment to total quality care for each patient.

“While our name is changing, what stays the same are the hallmarks of our practice that we are known for – including an unparalleled group of physician specialists and supporting experts who make up one of the most focused and cohesive medical specialty teams in the region,” said Anthony J. Shaia, M.D., president of OrthoVirginia. “We also are committed to staying at the forefront of new technologies and to finding innovative ways to serve our patients best in the face of an ever-changing healthcare field, as well as to maintaining professional credentials and certification through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. We feel that our new name and our new Chippenham facility reinforce those commitments.”

“It is important to note that our name change is simply that – a name change. The practice remains independent, strong and healthy. We continue to strive for excellence and find ways to provide relevant, high-quality orthopedic care for individuals with orthopedic issues throughout the state – that is something we are very proud of,” continued Dr. Shaia.

The new OrthoVirginia office will be located at the Boulders near Chippenham Hospital. This location will provide patients with a brand-new, easily accessible and centrally located state-of-the-art facility that brings orthopedic patient care all under one roof. Services will include diagnosis and treatment of a range of orthopedic issues, physical therapy, occupational therapy and imaging. An outpatient surgical facility will open at this location in 2012.

OrthoVirginia physician specialists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, occupational therapists, technicians and staff moved into the building in mid-June, and patients will be scheduled at the new facility the week of June 27. OrthoVirginia’s administrative offices are now located there, along with their electronic medical records technology (in compliance with new healthcare regulations).

The Boulders building has been under construction for one year and will continue to be developed for the next year. It is also the future home of the HCA Virginia Sports Medicine Clinic, scheduled to open in 2012. With the addition of this clinic, the building will offer even more services within the facility – including wellness, performance training and sports medicine. The clinic will offer an unparalleled sports assessment facility that includes an indoor pool (with underwater treadmill and video capabilities), basketball court, tennis backboard, pitching mound, sprint track, sand rehab area and a synthetic turf area.

“We are very pleased to be able to be a part of a facility that offers so much to our patients in terms of design, services, specialization and supporting orthopedic technologies,” said Dr. Shaia.

About OrthoVirginia

OrthoVirginia is an independent group of highly trained and hospital/insurance company-credentialed orthopedic physician specialists and qualified staff who serve patients with any type of orthopedic problem at 11 office locations throughout Virginia. The practice employs more than 350 clinical, technical, paraprofessional, support and administrative personnel in Virginia.

Of its 11 sites, six are considered primary clinics, which are in close proximity to the Richmond acute-care hospitals in which OrthoVirginia physicians operate, including the new OrthoVirginia office at the Boulders near Chippenham Hospital; Hanover; Henrico; Johnston-Willis; St. Francis; and St. Mary’s.

Additional sites include satellite offices on Laburnum Avenue in Richmond and in New Kent and Emporia, as well as fully staffed clinics in Farmville and Kilmarnock. Each of OrthoVirginia’s six primary Richmond sites offers therapy services, and St. Mary’s and the Boulders sites are home to the practice’s acute pain management facilities. The St. Mary’s location also offers a surgery facility. The new Chippenham location will offer a surgery facility in 2012.

Ortho After Hours

OrthoVirginia also offers Ortho After Hours, with after-hours treatment on a walk-in basis at its St. Francis and St. Mary’s sites. These Ortho After Hours clinics provide a cost-effective alternative to emergency room visits for individuals with muscle and bone injuries and other non-life-threatening orthopedic conditions requiring immediate care. The continuing success of these office-based evening and Saturday services points to the need for new locations. Two new Ortho After Hours clinics are planned to open later this year – one in Hanover and one in Chippenham.

OrthoVirginia Physicians

OrthoVirginia currently offers 40 physician specialists in multiple subspecialties, bringing a depth of knowledge and breadth of experience to the practice. OrthoVirginia’s orthopedic specialists are dedicated to the communities they serve – and as such frequently serve as the on-call orthopedic specialists, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at most community hospitals in Richmond, including in Hanover, the West End and Southside. In addition, OrthoVirginia physician specialists are dedicated to community outreach by serving on medical staff committees and as officers of the organized medical staff at area hospitals.

History of West End Orthopaedic Clinic

West End Orthopaedic Clinic originated in the early 1900s with the practice of Drs. H. Page Mauck, R.D. Butterworth and William E. Daner at the location of 5th and Franklin Streets in downtown Richmond. The modern practice has its beginnings with Dr. John F. Butterworth III, who joined in 1957. At that time, the practice moved to the 900 N. Hamilton Street location, considered at the time to be the far West End of Richmond.

For Additional Information

OrthoVirginia offers a full-service website, where patients may learn more about OrthoVirginia’s physicians and services. Visit www.orthovirginia.com.

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Editor’s Note: We will continue to reference the more traditional spelling of the word “orthopaedic” when referring to our old name – West End Orthopaedic Clinic. Going forward as OrthoVirginia, we will use the more contemporary spelling of “orthopedic” in all text and materials.