POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho State College Athletics (ISU) and Portneuf Medical Heart (PMC) are proud to announce a brand new sports activities medication partnership.
As a part of the multi-year partnership, PMC will present ISU student-athletes with specialised sports activities medication care and streamlined entry to complete well being care companies.
“We’re extremely lucky to companion with Portneuf Medical Heart. We try to be the most effective in every part we do – on the sector, within the classroom and in our assist areas – and I do know our medical staff meets that customary of excellence,” mentioned ISU Athletic Director Pauline Thiros. “This partnership will present our athletes with world-class medical care for a few years to come back. Our associates at PMC are actually superb neighborhood companions.”
As the biggest and most complete sports activities medication program in japanese Idaho, Portneuf Orthopedics and Sports activities Medication is famend for its potential to maintain sufferers acting at peak efficiency, together with newbie and professional athletes.
“We’re proud to develop into the official sports activities medication supplier for ISU athletics and look ahead to bringing high-quality sports activities medication and orthopedic companies to the staff,” mentioned Jordan Herget, CEO of Portneuf Medical Heart. “We worth our long-standing, collaborative partnerships with Idaho State College. We’re dedicated to our purpose of making wholesome communities collectively, and this partnership permits us to develop our look after student-athletes. We look ahead to becoming a member of the Bengals on the taking part in subject and ensuring they’re able to compete on the highest degree.”
PMC has a medical employees of over 410 physicians and suppliers. Affiliated physicians embody all medical employees, lots of whom are unbiased suppliers in the neighborhood, a few of whom are employed physicians and a part of the Portneuf Medical Group. Via the settlement, Portneuf Well being will present sports activities medication supervision led by fellowship-trained orthopedic specialists Tony Joseph, MD and Richard Wathne, MD. Different members of this skilled complete staff embody BJ Blair, MD; Cody Martin, MD; Kevin O’Halloran, MD; Kim Poludnianyk, DO, Jarrah Alfadhli, MD; Shawn Jensen, PA; Drew McRoberts, MD; Justin Pool, PA; Jared Worth, DO, Samuel Saunders, DO, Boe Simmons, PA, and Jared Wilson, PA. The sports activities medication staff will collaborate with Phil Van De Griend, MD, Director of Sports activities Medication for ISU Athletics and the ISU Household Medication Residency, to coordinate and supply care to pupil athletes.
Along with ISU Athletics, PMC has agreements to supply sports activities medication companies for ISU Membership Sport and College District #25 athletics, together with leisure sports activities groups all through the area.
“Collectively, our shared purpose is to create an distinctive student-athlete expertise by growing a sustainable sports activities medication program that exceeds the well being care expectations of student-athletes,” mentioned Herget.