CHI - St. Joseph's Health - MN

D r. Brennen Smith, CHI St. Joseph's Health orthopedic surgeon, joined forces with the CHI St. Joseph's Health Orthopedic & Spine Surgery services team in September, bringing inpatient, outpatient, and trauma-related orthopedic and spine surgery services to the area on a full-time basis. "Our patients have needed local access to orthopedic services for a long time, and our research shows there is a significant demand for these services, as the communities we serve are very active," says Ben Koppelman, CHI St. Joseph's Health President. "We are excited to be able to offer these services to our patients." No Referral Needed for GeneralOrthopedics. Park Rapids residents asked, and CHI St. Joseph's Health answered: You no longer have to leave the region for specialty spine surgery or travel outside the community for orthopedic surgical services. Until now, if you needed major orthopedic surgery, you would have to travel out of the area. If you needed spine surgery, you had to travel at least an hour and a half to receive it, because there were no spine surgical services available north of St. Cloud or west of Duluth. "Now, you can receive care at your hometown hospital from a local surgeon," Dr. Brennen Smith says. "It's ideal for patients to be able to return home to recover, and when the procedure is done locally, that is possible." Having major orthopedic surgery close to home benefits both patients and their loved ones. YOU'LL FIND SPECIALTY CARE RIGHT HERE After receiving his medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completing an internship and residency at Grant Medical Center–Ohio Health located in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Brennen Smith's love for orthopedics and spinal surgical care led him to complete a fellowship in spinal surgery at New Albany Surgery Center in New Albany, Ohio. Eventually, that path led him to Park Rapids and CHI St. Joseph's Health. We believe having orthopedic and spine surgery available helps improve the healthand quality of life for our patients. BEN KOPPELMAN, CHI ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH PRESIDENT Local Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Services CHI St. Joseph's Health | www.CHISJH.org 6

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