Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

09/06/2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Coral Springs, Fla. – The Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics and U18 Sports Medicine are expanding to Coral Springs to meet the growing demand for pediatric and adolescent orthopaedic care and sports medicine. The new location offers a host of orthopaedic, imaging and rehabilitative services, similar to the program at Memorial Hospital Miramar. In addition to providing both primary and complex tertiary pediatric orthopaedic and sports medicine care, the center will provide educational programs focusing on sports injury prevention and safety, catering to the more than 8,000 youth sports participants in Coral Springs.

The new 7,000-square-foot facility consists of examination rooms, low radiation dose digital X-rays and a large physical therapy gymnasium that accommodate the varied needs of injured athletes. The services include diagnostic imaging by pediatric radiologists and technologists and rehabilitation by orthopaedic-certified physical therapists. The waiting room features large windows with full view of the physical therapy area, enabling parents to observe their children's progress. One floor below U18 is the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital (JDCH) MRI Center.

Overseeing the facility and the progress of these young patients are the physicians from the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Spinal Deformities: Michael Jofe, MD; Randolph Cohen, MD; Neal McNerney, MD; Stephen Storer, MD; and Jeremy Frank MD. These fellowship-trained pediatric orthopaedic surgeons specialize solely in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in children, adolescents, and teens under 18 years of age (U18).

The new U18 Sports Medicine facility is located at Heron Bay Corporate Center, 5830 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 207, Coral Springs, Florida. U18 at Memorial Hospital Miramar is located in the hospital's Medical Office Building, at the intersection of Southwest 172nd Avenue and Pembroke Road, Suite 207. For more information, visit U18SportsMedicine.com.