Orthopedic Injury Clinic Added, Urgent Care Relocates Suite At UH Broadview Heights Health Center

The physicians of the Center of Orthopedic Surgery are opening a walk-in orthopedic injury clinic in the UH Broadview Heights Health Center.

An orthopedic injury clinic, with care provided by the experienced physicians of the Center of Orthopedic Surgery, will handle walk-in injuries of an orthopedic nature at this landmark outpatient center just off I-77 at Route 82 in Broadview Heights. Opening on Nov. 1, this clinic will see patients five days a week and will have the capability to schedule next-day surgery at a UH Parma Medical Center, if needed.

Common conditions treated at the orthopedic injury clinic include: sprains, strains and dislocations, joint injuries, fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, ACL tears, and knee pain. The orthopedic injury clinic will be open from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Additionally, the urgent care previously adjacent to the 24/7 emergency department on the ground floor will begin seeing patients in Suite 1400B on Nov. 1. Urgent care is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and closed major holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Common symptoms treated in Urgent Care include:

  • Allergies, except severe reactions

  • Coughs, colds and sore throats

  • Ear infections, sinus infections

  • Bee stings, insect bites

  • Fever and flu-like symptoms

  • Minor burns and rashes

  • Skin irritations, poison ivy, scabies

  • Pink eye

  • Urinary tract infections

  • Work-related injuries

The emergency department will continue to provide high-quality 24/7 emergency care.

CJ Sheppard

Senior Communications Strategist, University Hospitals Parma Medical Center

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Volume 11, Issue 11, Posted 8:55 AM, 11.01.2019