Active Adults, Athletes Find Care at Valor Health
An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Jerod Hines understands the importance of helping patients return to doing what they love.
“The most rewarding part of being an orthopedic surgeon is helping alleviate a patient’s pain so they can return to activities they enjoy,” said Dr. Hines, Director of Valor Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
“When it comes to patient care, in many cases, there are multiple surgical and non-surgical options to help patients. My philosophy is to explain the pros and cons of each treatment option to allow the patient to have a role in the decision-making process.”
Valor Health’s Orthopedics Care and Sports Medicine has grown substantially during the past six years, and Hines expects that to continue well into the future.
“There were minimal orthopedics services offered in Gem County before my arrival,” explained Hines. “We do many joint replacement surgeries and minor procedures such as knee arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, and fracture repair.”
Sports medicine is a medical specialty that focuses on treating and preventing injuries related to sports and exercise. Valor Health’s team includes surgeons, nurses, and an athletic trainer who works with various physically active patients, including Emmett High School athletes and other youth sports programs.
The sports medicine team provides athletic training care during home sporting events, free sports physicals, and yearly baseline concussion testing for high school student-athletes. Hines is an avid supporter of Emmett sports and can often be found on the sidelines, cheering on the Huskies!
“I am glad to be back in Idaho,” said Hines. “Emmett is a great town, and I am fortunate to have worked and lived in this community.”
Hines grew up in Southeast Idaho and has lived and worked full-time in Gem County since 2016. He graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency and sports medicine fellowship at McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Hines served in AmeriCorps’ VISTA program in Lowell, Mass., for one year and as a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy Reserve for eight years.