Putnam County Hospital, in partnership with Franciscan Sports Medicine, is excited to announce the new partnership with both, Greencastle Community School Corporation and Cloverdale Community Schools. Both school systems are taking the “buy local” approach and have agreed to partner for at least the next three years.

“The collaboration with the Franciscan Group will allow us the opportunity to provide exceptional healthcare close to home for our county athletes. Through this partnership we will provide services similar to what Franciscan Sports Medicine is currently providing to Purdue University, Butler University, and over 40 school systems state wide. We are looking forward to a long and successful partnership with Franciscan Sports Medicine, Greencastle, and Cloverdale.” Stated Dennis Weatherford, CEO of Putnam County Hospital.

“We are so excited to work with our middle school athletes, high school athletes, coaches, and their families in the coming years. Putnam County Hospital has been supporting our youth athletics for several years and the transition into middle school and high school is going to be fantastic. When our community members keep their healthcare dollars local, it opens up so many more opportunities for us to give back to the community and continue to provide exceptional healthcare close to home.  As a community member and parent, I am beyond excited to see these partnerships grow.” Said Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Brooke Trissel.

The Franciscan group will be providing athletic trainers to the schools and have a vast knowledge in sports medicine and a highly recognized sports medicine program throughout the state. 

“Putnam County Hospital was wanting to partner with us to provide athletic training services for our student athletes,” Gibboney said. “They’re doing so by bringing in the Franciscan Alliance. They have an established, up-and-running training program. It’s very similar to what we had, but we think that both Franciscan Alliance and Putnam County Hospital are going to be better partners in the long term. They’re our local hospital. And we’re getting more sponsorship dollars and we’re going to have better coverage for our student athletes.”

The administration at Cloverdale Community Schools is excited to partner with Putnam County Hospital and Franciscan Health in an effort to provide our student athletes with high quality sports medicine support. We know that Franciscan Health has a long history of working with schools and athletes across the state, and we look forward to becoming a part of their team. Locally, Putnam County Hospital has been a great supporter of CCSC health initiatives by providing our staff and students with telemedicine access for the past three years. We appreciate the support of our local hospital in continuing to enhance the support they are willing to provide our students." Stated Greg Linton, Cloverdale Superintendent. 

Putnam County Hospital would like to invite the community for our upcoming ribbon cutting at Cloverdale on July 14 at 3:30 and at Greencastle on July 14 at 5pm. By keeping your healthcare local, we can continue to support our athletes across the county.



Putnam County Hospital; providing exceptional healthcare close to home.