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COMMUNITY SERVICE & WELLNESS OUTREACH CONTINUED
Rapid Recovery for Hip and Knee Replacement
James Caillouette, MD
Joint Replacement, a Patient and Physician Perspective
Alan Beyer, MD
CHARITY CARE
Hoag Orthopedic Institute’s workforce, from
top leadership to staff at all levels, is passionate about volunteering. HOI has partnered with AccessOC Southern California, La Amistad de Jose Family Health Center, Share Our Selves (SOS), the SOS – El Sol Wellness Center and other outreach programs to provide health care to those in need.
LA AMISTAD FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
Hoag Orthopedic Institute has developed a partnership with La Amistad, a clinic begun nearly 30 years ago by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange to provide high-quality medical and dental services and education to the underserved communities. HOI came forward to offer needed orthopedic procedures to La Amistad patients
at no cost. Patients who are below the poverty level have the opportunity to receive interventions in a safe environment, performed by the best orthopedic surgeons in the country. La Amistad is committed to improving the lives of individuals in need, and HOI is excited to collaborate with them towards this goal.
FUNDING FOR ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN THE IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
In November 2014, Hoag Orthopedic Institute donated $40,000 to the Irvine Public Schools Foundation’s (IPSF) Health and Wellness Initiative. The donation helps fund athletic trainers provided by the Irvine Unified School District and IPSF for the 2014-15 academic year.
The athletic trainers are needed to identify risk factors, prevent injuries, direct appropriate medical treatment, and detect and correct health problems directly related to student athletes’ athletic performance, such as concussion risks, during and after regular school hours. Athletic trainers play a crucial role in activities such as taping, rehabilitating and educating students on sports-related injuries, according to Dr. David Gazzaniga, a sports medicine physician and surgeon at HOI and team doctor for University High School.
In appreciation for HOI’s support, IPSF recognized HOI as one of its 2015 “Top 100” businesses supporting a world-class education for the 32,000 students attending public schools in Irvine.
Above, pictured left to right: Neda Eaton, president and CEO of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation; Dereesa Reid, CEO of Hoag Orthopedic Institute; Dr. Alan Beyer, executive medical director of Hoag Orthopedic Institute; Monica Colunga, principal of Irvine High School; Lauren Brooks, board member, Irvine Unified School District Board of Education; and John Pehrson, principal of University High School, during a check presentation at a football game between University High School and Irvine High School.
At Left: La Amistad Family Health Center
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