Columbia Memorial Hospital - Sports Medicine Outreach

What is it?

The Columbia Memorial Hospital Sports Medicine Outreach Program, which began in 2012, provides a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) to local schools at no cost to them and pays for each school to have electronic concussion management testing (ImPACT). The ATC attends sporting events, practices and parent/coach meetings; provides on-the-field emergency assistance; performs baseline and post-injury concussion assessments; and makes recommendations and referrals for necessary medical care.

Who is it for?

Student athletes at the area’s four high schools and middle schools.

Why do they do it?

Having an ATC available means injuries will be addressed, and injured athletes will get the help they need sooner, so they can heal faster and return to sport safely.

Impact

Since implementation, the ATC has performed more than 1,000 baseline ImPACT tests, post-tested more than 100 athletes due to suspicions of a head injury or concussion, and performed hundreds of orthopedic injury evaluations and treatments.

Contact: Jarrod Karnofski, P.T., D.P.T., A.T.C.
Vice President, Ancillary & Support Services
Telephone: 503-338-4519
Email: jkarnofski@columbiamemorial.org