Florida Orthopaedic Institute is honored to have partnered with AdventHealth Carrollwood and Pioneer Medical Foundation for a third year to provide 25 Tampa Bay area patients with free hip and knee replacements. 🙏 💙
The partnership between the three organizations is in collaboration with Operation Walk USA, the humanitarian organization now in its 13th year, that works with participating hospitals around the country.
Operation Walk USA assists those who may not qualify for government health coverage, have insurance, or be able to afford surgery on their own with these life-altering surgeries. The program takes place each December and early January as a way for orthopedic surgeons to give back to the community and help patients gain the mobility and quality of life they once enjoyed.
FOI’s Dr. Brian T. Palumbo, M.D. spearheaded the initiative to involve all three organizations in this year’s Operation Walk USA. “𝐴𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑎𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑜𝑛, 𝑖𝑡'𝑠 𝑎𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑈𝑆𝐴, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒-𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑗𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑,” Palumbo said.
Special thanks to Florida Orthopaedic Institute’s Dr. Thomas L. Bernasek, M.D., Dr. Christopher W. Grayson, M.D., and Dr. Steven T. Lyons for their participation in this impactful event!
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Congratulations, Theodora!