Health & Fitness

Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Breaks Ground

Company begins construction of new facility in Portsmouth.

Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine of Portsmouth and York, Maine, are excited to announce the construction of their new facility, located at 1900 Lafayette Road in Portsmouth, according to a press statement.

Contractors for the project, BBL Medical Facilities and HCP Architects of Albany, NY, are constructing the facility via a design-build delivery system with an estimated completion date of January 2016. They broke ground on the project on May 27.

Mayor of Portsmouth Bob Lister attended the groundbreaking event, as well as the Practice Administrator, Yvette Varney and Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Providers, Dr. Sastry, Dr. Crawford, Dr. Eberhart, Dr. Noerdlinger, and Dr. Sutherland. Also in attendance were representatives from BBL Construction.

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Once completed, the new facility will allow for an expanded area for on-site physical therapy and orthopedic care. A spokesperson for Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine said, “We have delivered care in our current facility for over 28 years. We are elated to be growing our practice, and it has been one of our long term plans to find a suitable location to build our new facility.” Now underway is a two-story 21,000 sf building that includes a driveway accessing Lafayette Road, as well as a rear service road that accesses the Lafayette West Industrial Park.

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Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a group of Board Certified physicians who utilize the latest concepts in orthopaedics and sports medicine, coupled with preventive and surgical techniques.

More information is available at atlanticorthopaedics.org.

Caption: Top Row (L to R) Representatives from BBL Construction Paul Knapick, Paul Trigger, Shane Crum, Willie BruceFront Row (L to R) Robert Eberhart, MD, FAAOS, Glen Crawford, MD, FAAOS, William Sutherland, MD, FAOOS, Practice Administrator Yvette Varney, Mayor Bob Lister, Mayo Noerdlinger, MD, FAAOS, Akhil Sastry, MD, Board Certified. Photo Credit: Memories Studio.

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