Hospital for Special Surgery in New York received a $2.76 million grant to establish a program to prevent sports injuries, particularly in young athletes.
Here are five key notes:
1. The grant is being provided by HSS board member James Dinan and his wife, Elizabeth Miller, through The Dinan Family Foundation.
2. The program will focus on raising awareness of injury prevention. The program, a five-year endeavor, will begin by reviewing best practices based on the latest research.
3. The hospital will then launch a comprehensive campaign aimed at raising awareness, as well as informing and educating the public and professionals.
4. HSS has a tradition of providing care for professional athletes, as it is the official medical provider for the New York Giants, New York Mets, New York Knicks, New York Liberty Basketball and New York Red Bulls Soccer.
5. James Kinderknecht, MD, and Robert Marx, MD, sports medicine physicians at HSS, will serve as program directors.