{"id":26630,"date":"2024-08-01T21:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T01:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=26630"},"modified":"2024-08-01T21:34:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T01:34:59","slug":"watauga-orthopaedics-tusculum-university-partner-to-open-walk-in-clinic-for-community-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2024\/watauga-orthopaedics-tusculum-university-partner-to-open-walk-in-clinic-for-community-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Watauga Orthopaedics, Tusculum University partner to open walk-in clinic for community on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 Community members will have access to high-quality and convenient orthopedic care with a new walk-in clinic Watauga Orthopaedics<\/a> and Tusculum University<\/a> have teamed to open on campus.<\/h3>\n
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Dr. Scott Hummel, left, president of Tusculum University, and Kim Marden, CEO of Watauga Orthopaedics, pose together before the event.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Watauga Orthopaedics and Tusculum University officials and elected leaders participate in the ribbon cutting.<\/p><\/div>\n

The clinic will open Monday, Aug. 5, at the entrance on the ground floor of Tusculum\u2019s state-of-the-art Meen Center. Watauga Orthopaedics will operate the clinic, which will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and provide a vast array of services to the community as well as to Tusculum faculty, staff and students. Expanded hours might become available in the future.<\/p>\n

Representatives of Watauga Orthopaedics and Tusculum, along with community leaders, celebrated the new clinic at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Aug. 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to open this location at the university and deliver exceptional orthopedic and sports medicine care to those who live and work in Greene County as well as to the Tusculum family,\u201d said Kim Marden, CEO of Watauga Orthopaedics. \u201cAs the region\u2019s largest and most experienced independent orthopedic practice, we look forward to serving our patients and strengthening the quality of their lives. We are grateful to Tusculum University for its assistance in making this clinic a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watauga Orthopaedics will work hand-in-hand with Tusculum as the practice serves its patients. The university helped renovate the space in the Meen Center and will provide ongoing facilities management support to the regional orthopedic practice.<\/p>\n

\u201cWatauga Orthopaedics is an outstanding practice that transforms people\u2019s lives by improving their mobility,\u201d said Dr. Scott Hummel, Tusculum\u2019s president. \u201cOur university is proud to support the orthopedics field with our excellent sport science<\/a> program and our new pre-athletic training<\/a> degree. We are delighted this highly respected practice has selected our campus for this clinic, and we look forward to working with its caregivers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Guests at the ribbon-cutting ceremony look at the physical therapy room.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Aubrey Lawson, left, X-ray technician, and Trey Smotherman, IT applications manager, both with Watauga Orthopaedics, stand in the X-ray room.<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the conditions Watauga Orthopaedics can treat at the Tusculum facility are sprains, strains, closed fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, dislocations, arthritis, muscle and joint pain, sports injuries, workers\u2019 comp injuries and post-operative needs. This facility will also have X-ray services and on-site physical therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Watauga Orthopaedics, founded in 1950, offers a seamless continuum of care for more specialized needs at the practice\u2019s other offices in the region in Johnson City, Kingsport and Bristol. At these offices, patients will have access to fellowship-trained orthopedic specialists for the following parts of the body:<\/p>\n