MedWest Health System has opened its expanded Orthopaedic Therapy Services and Occupational Therapy/Hand Therapy Services in the MedWest Outpatient Care Center in Clyde.

Expanded services include general physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology. Specialized services include orthopedic-sports rehabilitation, spine and orthopedic manual therapy, and hand rehabilitation for upper extremity disorders.

The expanded rehabilitation services are delivered by 35 physical, occupational, speech and athletic training experts.

“It is uncommon to have this level of expertise and this number of clinicians in a community our size,” Chuck Nettles, director of rehabilitation and sports medicine services at MedWest-Haywood.

The Outpatient Care Center also houses such MedWest-Haywood services as radiology, outpatient surgery including endoscopy procedures, and women’s imaging and breast services as well as Western Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists PA.

The MedWest Outpatient Care Center in Clyde is located at 581 Leroy George Dr. between the MedWest Health and Fitness Center and the hospital.

Office hours for the expanded therapy services will be from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. 828.452.8070.