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January 17, 2008
Twisted ankles, broken bones and dehydration: Medical providers from HealthPartners and Regions Hospital prepared to treat those ailments and more
HealthPartners selected as the official medical provider for 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Jan. 20-27
St. Paul, Minn., Take a first-hand look behind the scenes to learn the medical preparations as local physicians prepare to care for the elite skaters during the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships taking place at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul next week. Physicians from the HealthPartners Medical Group and Regions Hospital have been selected to serve as the official medical providers for the event.
Who:Orthopaedic physicians Peter Cole, M.D., and Ralph Bovard, M.D., are the event's co-medical directors with about 100 physicians from the orthopaedic and emergency departments taking shifts during the week-long event.
When: Physicians available for interviews daily from 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the event.
Where: By phone or in person at Regions Hospital or the Xcel Energy Center
Contact the Regions Hospital media team at 651-629-0411 (pager) to schedule an interview about the medical preparations for the annual skating championship.
Regions Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin for more than 130 years. Regions is a private, non-profit hospital providing outstanding care in womens health, heart, cancer, surgery, orthopaedics, neuroscience, burn, emergency care and more. Regions is part of the HealthPartners family of care. Additional information is available at regionshospital.com.
Contact:Jennifer Kovacich
651-254-4726
651-629-0411 pager
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