GREENBRIER WVU Medicines sports medicine physicians will provide specialized care at The Greenbriers professional athletic events and training camps under a partnership and clinical affiliation.

A doctor will be on-site during all athletic events, including The Greenbrier Classic and any training camps at The Greenbrier. According to a news release from the health system, WVU Medicine will be the official medical provider for professional sports events The Greenbrier continues to add. A Greenbrier spokesman did not answer messages inquiring if new sports or events are in the works.

Anyone requiring specialty care will be transported to WVU Medicines J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

We are excited to partner with WVU Medicine as The Greenbriers official sports medicine provider, said David Darden, administrator of the Greenbrier Clinic. Two great organizations are combining resources to ensure the professional athletes involved in sporting events at The Greenbrier have access to excellent medical services.

The 104-year-old luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs will host the eighth annual Greenbrier Classic golf tournament, a PGA Tour FedEx Cup Event, from July 3-9. Brenden Balcik, M.D., a WVU Medicine emergency medicine and sports medicine physician, will serve as medical director for the tournament, providing care to the golf pros, their families and their caddies.

The resorts Sports Performance Complex is home to the Houston Texans NFL football training camp and formerly hosted the New Orleans Saints.

WVU Medicine providers will handle needs that cant be served locally.

We certainly realize The Greenbrier is a world-class organization, said Darin Rogers, vice president and chief ambulatory operations officer at WVU Medicine. They provide very comprehensive care down there. At times, services are not available at The Greenbrier, and those patients have to go out.

He said the Greenbrier Clinic offers specialty and primary care, as well as an extensive Executive Health Program.

They dont have inpatient beds, but again, they have a nice variety of services, so for the needs they cant supply, we thought this would be great for those patients, Rogers said. We feel this is a great opportunity for two world-class organizations to work together and collaborate; were looking forward to developing and blossoming this relationship.

Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, a 122-bed teaching hospital in Ronceverte, also serves Greenbrier County, where the resort is located.

Greenbrier Valley Medical Center has provided and will continue to provide diagnostic testing and emergency services to The Greenbrier resort for its athletic events and training camps since their inception, reads a statement from GVMCs Director of Marketing Kim Estep. We are supportive of the resorts agreement with WVU Medicine to offer access to round-the-clock orthopedic and sports medicine services for the elite athletes who visit our region. We look forward to continuing to serve visitors and residents of the Greenbrier Valley and welcome WVU Medicine.

Albert Wright, president and CEO of the WVU Medicine-West Virginia University Health System, said it was fitting that two of West Virginias most recognized brands WVU Medicine and The Greenbrier would collaborate.

When people visit The Greenbrier, they expect the best, and the same is true of those who seek out WVU Medicine for their medical care.

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