Kootenai | Kootenai Health | Issue 3, 2017

Same-day care now available at Kootenai Clinic Orthopedics By Andrea Nagel Joseph Bowen, M.D. When Waiting aDay Won’t Do When your favorite activities take you down, Kootenai Clinic Orthopedics builds you back up. Living in an area known for out- door recreation and sporting events, we know that injuries to the knees, ankles and shoulders are plentiful. To help provide timely care for our active community, Kootenai Clinic Orthopedics now provides same-day appointments for patients with acute injuries. “The same-day clinic will create improved access to orthopedic care for our community,” said Joseph Bowen, M.D., of Kootenai Clinic Orthopedics. “It’s important to address injuries like fractures in a timely fashion and for people to feel like they don’t have to leave the area to receive care.” Same-day appointments are avail- able for: • Sports-related joint or muscle pain • Sprains • Tears • Fractures • Dislocations “The launch of this clinic represents many months of hard work for Kootenai Clinic,” Dr. Bowen said. “Access is really what it is all about. There is potential for people to get hurt in the time be- tween their injury and when they see a provider, and the same-day clinic When you need care right away If you or a family member has an acute injury and needs to be seen promptly, please call our one-call scheduling phone number at (208) 625-6636 to make an appointment with one of our providers. To learn more about Kootenai Clinic Orthopedics, visit KH.org/orthopedics . ORTHOPEDICS Connor Quinn, M.D. meets this need. Some of my favorite patients are those who have had a difficult time getting an appointment and come in for a quick visit so we can address the problem.” Jonathan Linthicum, M.D. KH . ORG 13