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WellStar to Purchase OrthoSport

The physical therapy facility located on Shallowford Road is set to be acquired later this month.

The WellStar Board of Trustees approved a letter of intent to purchase  OrthoSport Physical Therapy. The acquisition is slated to be completed later this month.

OrthoSport is a Cobb County-based practice with locations in Kennesaw, Marietta and Woodstock. Owned and managed by Kim Chastain, a board-certified physical therapist with more than 25 years of orthopedics experience, OrthoSport was established in 2002 and employs more than 20 individuals.

Therapies and programs include aquatic therapy, sports medicine, work injury management, spinal rehab and vestibular and dry needling programs.  

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“This acquisition has great synergy with WellStar’s current rehabilitation services,” said Reynold J. Jennings, president and CEO of WellStar. “OrthoSport serves injured workers, sports injuries and other low severity patients, and these services fit extremely well with WellStar’s current accredited inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services.”  

With the addition of OrthoSport, WellStar will be able to provide world-class rehabilitation services to meet the full range of needs within the community.

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