Cooley Dickinson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Opens Injury Clinic

WEST HATFIELD — A new walk-in clinic has opened at the Cooley Dickinson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine practice in West Hatfield, just off Interstate 91 at Exit 21. The clinic will help diagnose and treat a variety of acute injuries, including sprains and strains; sports injuries; foot, ankle, knee, and hip injuries; hand, forearm, elbow, and shoulder injuries; fractures and dislocations; pediatric injuries; and infected nails.

The new clinic is headed by Paul Norton, PA-C, a a graduate of the Springfield College physician assistant program. Norton has worked at Hartford Hospital in a level 1 trauma center, and practiced at Fort Bragg, N.C., where he worked with the Army to treat orthopedic trauma in soldiers. Norton has a long history of working with the Cooley Dickinson Orthopedic program, and says he is “excited to bring this program to the community to provide accessible and capable orthopedic care.”

The new acute-injury clinic is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and no appointment is necessary.

Area medical providers may contact the clinic at (413) 586-8200, with questions, for stat orthopedic consults, or to schedule same-day appointments for patients with orthopedic injuries or pain (on evenings or weekends, visit Urgent Care at Cooley Dickinson Hospital).

The new clinic does not treat concussions, chronic injuries, or back pain. Community members should make an appointment for any ongoing injury, or go directly to the Emergency Department at Cooley Dickinson Hospital if a more severe break or head injury is suspected.