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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Dorsey Tobias Executive Director, Marketing, Communications & Strategy dorsey.tobias@unchealth.unc.edu 252-962-8900 Sports Medicine Program to Support Student Athletes ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina (September 4, 2019) – Nash UNC Health Care, Carolina Regional Orthopaedics, and UNC Orthopedics at Nash have teamed together to offer a sports medicine program for student athletes at Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS). “The Nash UNC Health Care Sports Medicine Program is a collaboration of our community hospital and orthopedic surgeons to offer student athletes the best possible care when faced with a sports-related injury,” said Lee Isley, president and CEO of Nash UNC Health Care. “Student athletes will have easy access to athletic training services and local physicians throughout the year, which allows them to treat injury efficiently and effectively.” The athletic trainer provided by this program, Ashlee Dunlevy, has a bachelor's degree in both Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. She has been a certified athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers' Association since 2017. Dunlevy attends games, practices and trainings, as directed by the NRMPS athletic director. Dunlevy assesses any injuries the student athletes may have to determine proper course of treatment. She consults with the school and the coaching staff, coordinates care with orthopedic providers when needed, provides care and training services to the athletes, and answers any injury-related questions the students, staff, or parents may have. Dunlevy explains that the program is designed to positively impact the student athletes and their parents by making access to needed care more convenient and less time consuming. "Many sports-related injuries can be cared for with specific exercises that can be done at the school, with the help of an athletic trainer. Being available to the students on a regular basis means that these students and their parents won't always have to take the time out of their day to go to the doctor's office or find the care they need.” If the student has a more serious injury, Dunlevy can refer the student to physicians at UNC Orthopedics at Nash, Carolina Regional Orthopaedics, or an appropriate medical provider. "This program allows me to work with orthopedic providers in our community so that all the expertise and specialties of the physicians are available to these students quickly in the case of an injury," states Dunlevy. The school district’s Athletic Director will determine the schedule that will dictate when and where Dunlevy will be on a weekly basis and which games she will attend. “Not only do our students benefit from having an on-site athletic trainer, but our coaches will see the benefit too,” says Angie Miller, athletic director for Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools. “It takes a lot of time away from the coaches when we have an injured student. Communicating with parents, determining when the student can play again, and making sure the student doesn’t reinjure themselves can all add stress and take time away from focusing on coaching the other students”. To ensure that the student doesn’t reinjure themselves, the athletic trainer provides continuous follow-up care to the student after the initial care has taken place. “It takes time to heal from a sports-related injury. Taking extra precautions and continued follow-up care is important to make sure the student doesn’t stop physical therapy too early and become susceptible to reinjury,” says Dunlevy. ### About Nash UNC Health Care Nash UNC Health Care is a non-profit hospital authority comprised of four licensed hospitals totaling 345 beds: Nash General Hospital, Nash Day Hospital, Coastal Plain Hospital, and the Bryant T. Aldridge Rehabilitation Center. Serving Rocky Mount and surrounding areas, its mission is to provide superior quality health care services and to help improve the health of the community in a caring, efficient and financially sound manner. Nash UNC Health Care is a managed affiliate of UNC Health Care, an integrated health care system comprised of UNC Hospitals and its provider network, UNC Faculty Physicians, UNC Physicians Network, the clinical patient care programs of the UNC School of Medicine and nine other hospitals and hospital systems across the state.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT:
Dorsey Tobias
Executive Director,
Marketing, Communications & Strategy
dorsey.tobias@unchealth.unc.edu
252-962-8900
Sports Medicine Program to Support Student Athletes
ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina (September 4, 2019) – Nash UNC Health Care, Carolina Regional Orthopaedics, and UNC Orthopedics at Nash have teamed together to offer a sports medicine program for student athletes at Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS).
“The Nash UNC Health Care Sports Medicine Program is a collaboration of our community hospital and orthopedic surgeons to offer student athletes the best possible care when faced with a sports-related injury,” said Lee Isley, president and CEO of Nash UNC Health Care. “Student athletes will have easy access to athletic training services and local physicians throughout the year, which allows them to treat injury efficiently and effectively.”
The athletic trainer provided by this program, Ashlee Dunlevy, has a bachelor's degree in both Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. She has been a certified athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers' Association since 2017.
Dunlevy attends games, practices and trainings, as directed by the NRMPS athletic director. Dunlevy assesses any injuries the student athletes may have to determine proper course of treatment. She consults with the school and the coaching staff, coordinates care with orthopedic providers when needed, provides care and training services to the athletes, and answers any injury-related questions the students, staff, or parents may have.
Dunlevy explains that the program is designed to positively impact the student athletes and their parents by making access to needed care more convenient and less time consuming.
"Many sports-related injuries can be cared for with specific exercises that can be done at the school, with the help of an athletic trainer. Being available to the students on a regular basis means that these students and their parents won't always have to take the time out of their day to go to the doctor's office or find the care they need.”
If the student has a more serious injury, Dunlevy can refer the student to physicians at UNC Orthopedics at Nash, Carolina Regional Orthopaedics, or an appropriate medical provider.
"This program allows me to work with orthopedic providers in our community so that all the expertise and specialties of the physicians are available to these students quickly in the case of an injury," states Dunlevy.
The school district’s Athletic Director will determine the schedule that will dictate when and where Dunlevy will be on a weekly basis and which games she will attend.
“Not only do our students benefit from having an on-site athletic trainer, but our coaches will see the benefit too,” says Angie Miller, athletic director for Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools. “It takes a lot of time away from the coaches when we have an injured student. Communicating with parents, determining when the student can play again, and making sure the student doesn’t reinjure themselves can all add stress and take time away from focusing on coaching the other students”.
To ensure that the student doesn’t reinjure themselves, the athletic trainer provides continuous follow-up care to the student after the initial care has taken place.
“It takes time to heal from a sports-related injury. Taking extra precautions and continued follow-up care is important to make sure the student doesn’t stop physical therapy too early and become susceptible to reinjury,” says Dunlevy.
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About Nash UNC Health Care
Nash UNC Health Care is a non-profit hospital authority comprised of four licensed hospitals totaling 345 beds: Nash General Hospital, Nash Day Hospital, Coastal Plain Hospital, and the Bryant T. Aldridge Rehabilitation Center. Serving Rocky Mount and surrounding areas, its mission is to provide superior quality health care services and to help improve the health of the community in a caring, efficient and financially sound manner. Nash UNC Health Care is a managed affiliate of UNC Health Care, an integrated health care system comprised of UNC Hospitals and its provider network, UNC Faculty Physicians, UNC Physicians Network, the clinical patient care programs of the UNC School of Medicine and nine other hospitals and hospital systems across the state.