Press release from Pardee UNC Health Care
Pardee UNC Health Care and Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics announced today their annual initiative to administer sports physicals for local student-athletes who attend 22 middle and high schools in the surrounding area. All physicals will take place from May 4 through June 1 in the respective middle or high school gymnasiums. In order to play school sports, all student-athletes are required by state law to receive an annual physical each academic year for health and safety reasons.
Pardee UNC Health Care has provided these sports physicals for many years, with support from Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, Pardee Sports Medicine and providers from the Pardee Primary Care network and Urgent Care locations. Sports physicals are an important step in preparation for the 2022-2023 academic year.
“Our primary concern is the safety of our student-athletes in any sport they play,” said Dwayne Durham, director of Pardee Sports Medicine. “The convenience of offering sports physicals in a familiar setting is helpful to our student-athletes and families alike.”
Registration forms for the athletes’ physicals are available from respective team coaches or school front offices. Each student-athlete who plans on receiving a sports physical on the scheduled day must bring a completed registration form with the parent’s signature. The cost per child varies depending on each school administration, and parents will be informed via the schools’ respective websites, newsletters, or by email. Each physical will be administered by a certified health provider, and schools will ensure there is privacy for students during each physical exam. For details related to particular schools, including locations and dates for physicals, please visit pardeehospital.org/sportsphysicals. A complete list is also provided here.
Schedule And Location of Student-Athlete Sports Physicals
- A.C. Reynolds High School: Thursday, May 12 after school until 5 p.m. in the school gym (1 Rocket Drive in Asheville)
- A.C. Reynolds Middle School: Thursday, May 12 after school until 5 p.m. in the school gym (1 Rocket Drive in Asheville)
- Apple Valley Middle School: Monday, May 23 after school until 5 p.m. at the North Henderson High gym (35 Fruitland Rd in Hendersonville)
- Brevard High School: Thursday, May 19 after school until 5 p.m. at the Brevard High School gym (609 N. Country Club Rd., Brevard)
- Brevard Middle School: Thursday, May 19 after school until 5 p.m. at the Brevard High School gym (609 N. Country Club Rd., Brevard)
- East Henderson High School: Wednesday, May 25 after school until 5 p.m.. at East Henderson High gym (150 Eagle Pride Drive in East Flat Rock)
- Enka High School: Tuesday, May 31 after school until 5p.m. in the school gym (475 Enka Lake Rd. in Candler)
- Enka Middle School: Tuesday, May 31 after school until 5 p.m. in the high school gym (475 Enka Lake Rd. in Candler)
- Flat Rock Middle School: Wednesday, May 25 after school until 5 p.m. at East Henderson High Gym (150 Eagle Pride Drive in East Flat Rock)
- Hendersonville High School: Wednesday, May 4 after school until 5 p.m. at Hendersonville High Gym (1 Bearcat Blvd in Hendersonville)
- Hendersonville Middle School: Wednesday, May 4 after school until 5 p.m. at Hendersonville High Gym (1 Bearcat Blvd in Hendersonville)
- North Henderson High School: Monday, May 23 after school until 5 p.m. at North Henderson High Gym (35 Fruitland Rd in Hendersonville)
- Owen High School: Wednesday, June 1 after school in the Owen High Gym (99 Lake Eden Drive in Black Mountain)
- Owen Middle School: Wednesday, June 1 after school in the Owen High Gym (99 Lake Eden Drive in Black Mountain)
- Pisgah High School: Tuesday, May 24 after school until 5 p.m. in the Pisgah High Gym (1 Black Bear Drive in Canton)
- Polk County High School: Thursday, May 26 after school until 5 p.m. in the Polk County High Gym (1681 NC 108 Highway E. in Columbus)
- Polk County Middle School: Thursday, May 26 after school until 5 p.m. in the Polk County High Gym (1681 NC 108 Highway E. in Columbus)
- Rosman High School: Wednesday, May 11 at 1:30 p.m. at the Rosman High School Gym (749 Pickens Hwy, Rosman)
- Rosman Middle School: Wednesday, May 11 at 1:30 p.m.at the Rosman High School Gym (749 Pickens Hwy, Rosman)
- Rugby Middle School: Monday, May 16 after school until 5 p.m. at the West Henderson High Gym (3600 Haywood Rd in Hendersonville)
- West Henderson High School: Monday, May 16 after school until 5 p.m. at the West Henderson High Gym (3600 Haywood Rd in Hendersonville)
Pardee UNC Health Care is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee has several locations separate from the main campus, including a comprehensive physician practice network, a cancer center, four urgent care locations and six orthopedic clinics. For more information or to find a physician, visit www.pardeehospital.org.
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