UH Broadview Heights adds new orthopedic clinic

by Chris Collins

Broadview Heights residents have another option for the treatment of orthopedic problems.

University Hospitals’ new orthopedic injury clinic, located at 5901 E. Royalton Rd., provides walk-in care for patients with musculoskeletal injuries, such as sprains, strains, fractures and dislocations.

The practice opened Nov. 1 and will be staffed by seven doctors from the UH health system on a rotating basis.

“This is a walk-in clinic that allows patients to just show up,” said sports medicine physician Dr. Jock Taylor.

Taylor said it is similar to an urgent care clinic but with a focus only on orthopedic injuries, making it more efficient and less costly than a general emergency room.

If a patient needs more extensive treatment for another condition, an urgent care center and 24-hour emergency department are located in the same building, Taylor said.

The UH facility in Broadview Heights opened in June 2016. An orthopedic practice was formerly housed in that space. After those doctors moved out last year, the space didn’t require extensive renovation to meet the needs of the new orthopedic clinic, Taylor said. UH has opened orthopedic clinics in Sheffield, Beachwood and Chardon.

The radiology department is close to the new clinic, so diagnosis and treatment of injuries can be handled more quickly, said Taylor. Services include immediate digital access to X-rays, full splinting and casting and same-day treatment and surgery options.

“We have a nice continuity of care to keep things moving and get things done,” Taylor said.

According to the University Hospitals Facebook page, Taylor’s sports medicine expertise includes non-operative musculoskeletal conditions, minor fractures and dislocations, overuse injuries and tendinitis, arthritis and concussions, ultrasound-guided injections, platelet-rich plasma and percutaneous tenotomy (repairing/healing of tendons).

Taylor laughed when the connection to his first name, “Jock,” and sports injuries was made. He played football, basketball and baseball at Elyria Catholic High School. He fractured an ankle his sophomore year, but medical personnel were able to get him back into action in a few weeks. He said he enjoyed talking with the team doctors.

“I thought that [sports medicine] would be a cool way to stay involved in sports,” he said.

Taylor attended Ohio State University then Wright State University Medical School near Dayton. He did his residency at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and a fellowship in family and sports medicine at Ohio State, before returning to Northeast Ohio to join UH.

He lives in Broadview Heights with his wife and daughter. In addition to the physicians on rotating schedules, the clinic’s full-time staff includes a receptionist and two medical assistants. The clinic’s hours are 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 440-792-9055.

Feature image photo caption: Sports medicine physician Dr. Jock Taylor is one of the seven doctors staffing the new University Hospitals orthopedic clinic. Photo by J. Kananian