CRAIG, CO:  Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute (SOSI) and Memorial Regional Health (MRH), announced today they have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at expanding the high quality sports medicine and specialty orthopaedic services available to the residents of Moffat County and surrounding areas.

Steamboat Orthopaedic & Spine Institute brings an unparalleled level of fellowship-trained medical professionals to the region with the mission to deliver advanced, high quality orthopaedic care.  Headquartered in neighboring community Steamboat Springs, the nine-physician private practice offers expert diagnosis and state-of-the-art treatment of any injury or chronic condition of the musculoskeletal system with sub-specialty expertise in the areas of hand/wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, total joint replacement, foot/ankle, and operative and non-operative spine.

“We are pleased to partner with SOSI to provide exclusive orthopedic services in Moffat County,” said Andy Daniels, CEO. “Their reputation and expertise will bring an entirely new level of capability and expertise to MRH for Orthopaedic services.”

“While our practice has had a history of providing care in Craig for over 20 years, we are excited that MRH has given us the opportunity to provide comprehensive orthopedic care in their beautiful new office space. The larger space allows us to have more orthopedic subspecialists in Craig each week. We look forward to continuing to provide excellent care to the local community,” said Dr. Patrick Johnston, a hand and elbow surgeon with SOSI.

Physicians with SOSI include: Drs. Andreas Sauerbrey, Michael Sisk, Alexander Meininger, Patrick Johnston, Clint Devin, Bryan Bomberg, Alejandro Miranda, Alexis Tracy, and Adam Wilson.  They will be seeing patients in Craig at MRH’s new Medical Office Building located at 750 Hospital Loop, adjacent to the hospital.  Appointments can be made by calling 970-826-2450.