Black & Blue Clinic for high school sports injuries opens Aug. 17

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Presbyterian Sports Medicine will launch a Black & Blue Clinic for unexpected high school sports injuries Aug. 17, following the first week of high school football games.

After-hours care will be available to all high school athletes, from football players to cheerleaders, every Friday night this fall through Nov. 2, according to a release from Presbyterian Healthcare. The clinic is at Presbyterian Urgent Care Matthews, located inside Presbyterian Hospital Matthews.

Athletes must check in between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. to be seen and care will be provided on a walk-in basis. The clinic is meant to be a "cost-efficient, time-saving alternative to the emergency department," according to the release.

The clinic will be staffed by Eric Warren, M.D., a board-certified primary care sports medicine doctor and certified athletic trainer. The clinic will charge at the rate of an urgent care visit and most insurance plans will be accepted.

For more information, call 704-316-7778 or visit www.presbyterian.org/sportsmed.