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National Women's Hockey League partners with NYU Langone Medical Center
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The National Women’s Hockey League announced the New York University Langone Medical Center will serve as the official hospital for the league and will provide care throughout the 2016 to 2017 season.
Through educational programs, advancement of research and improved safety, NYU Langone and the National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL) will jointly promote health and wellness in girls’ youth ice hockey, according to a press release. In collaboration with NYU Langone, the NWHL will bring players to pediatric programs at the medical center, as well as run three community ice hockey programs during the season. NWHL and NYU Langone will also develop programs for girl’s youth ice hockey athletes that teach safe and healthy participation. In addition, NYU Langone will provide game-day medical coverage to the NWHL and will invite all NWHL athletic trainers to attend NYU Langone’s Hockey Sports Medicine Conference for continuing education.
“This partnership provides a unique opportunity to establish continuity of care for these athletes, and the first pairing of a professional league with a major academic medical center, dedicated to the complete health and wellness of the players,” Andrew Feldman, MD, clinical assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and medical director for the league, said in the release.
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