Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Athletics Enters Partnership with Geisinger Sports Medicine
8/22/2005 8:00:00 AM | General
Aug. 22, 2005
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell director of athletics and recreation John Hardt and Geisinger chief of sports medicine Daniel Feldmann, MD, have announced a partnership that will make Geisinger Sports Medicine the exclusive sports medicine provider for Bucknell University Athletics.
Geisinger's team of orthopaedic specialists, certified in a wide array of specialties, will be responsible for the care and treatment of more than 700 Division I student-athletes participating in varsity athletics at Bucknell.
"I am extremely excited about our partnership with Geisinger Sports Medicine," said Hardt. "Geisinger's commitment to providing our Bison student-athletes with state-of-the-art sports medicine services meshes extremely well with our student-centered approach to higher education and competitive Division I athletics."
Geisinger Health System is an integrated, physician-led healthcare services organization that serves more than two million residents throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania. It includes a 650-member multi-specialty physician practice, a tertiary/quaternary medical center and an acute-care community hospital, adult and pediatric trauma centers, a nationally acclaimed alcohol and chemical dependency treatment center, heart and cancer institutes, a neurosciences program, two research centers, 41 community practice offices and one of the largest not-for-profit rural HMOs in the country.
"Partnering with Bucknell University Athletics is an exciting opportunity for everyone at Geisinger," said Dr. Feldmann. "Our goal is to provide superior care to Bucknell's student-athletes so they can perform to the best of their abilities."
In addition to meeting the on-campus needs of the Bucknell student-athletes, Geisinger will be opening a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary sports medicine facility at Geisinger Medical Center Outpatient Surgery Center--Woodbine Lane (off Route 11, Danville) in Summer 2006. This one-stop complex will feature an open MRI for on-site diagnostics, a therapy pool and facilities for athlete rehabilitation. This new Sports Medicine Center will be located inside the same complex as the existing Outpatient Surgery Center on Woodbine Lane. This Outpatient Surgery Center is an unparalleled facility for service, technology and support.
Bucknell sponsors 27 intercollegiate sports, including 14 for women, at the Division I level (I-AA football). It is a charter member of the Patriot League and has won the league's all-sports championship in 11 of the 15 years it has been contested. Bucknell led the nation with a 100 percent graduation rate in the 2003 survey and ranks third in Division I in producing Academic All-Americans.
