When Medicine Takes Flight
Steve Johns is a Physician Assistant at Olympia Orthopaedic Associates who works with Dr. Brodie Wood. As a physician assistant, Steve has many roles, including 1) seeing patients in clinic; 2) first-assisting with Dr. Wood’s surgeries; and 3) seeing hospitalized patients post-operatively. He is also an Ironman athlete and serves in the Army Reserves on […]
How to Access Orthopaedic Treatment During COVID-19
Olympia Orthopaedic Associates is dedicated to providing orthopaedic treatment to our patients via our Telehealth service. Alberta is a very active volunteer in the Thurston community. So when her knee pain began to impact her daily life and her important work, she knew it was time to sign up for total knee replacement. The […]
Leading the Way in Outpatient Total Joint Replacement
At Olympia Orthopaedic Associates, our cutting-edge physicians are recognized leaders in outpatient total joint replacement. Historically, joint replacement surgery has been performed on an inpatient basis in a hospital setting. But now, new surgical techniques and advanced training allows our team to perform these surgeries on an outpatient basis at our ambulatory surgery center. […]
Making Masks for Heroes
Patti Carpenter began making her homemade masks for employees at Olympia Orthopaedic Associates and Emergency Department at Capital Medical Center. Before long, she was outfitting members of local government, pilots and firefighters. Patti Carpenter loves to sew. And make no mistake, sewing is not simply a pastime for this active community member—she used her skills […]
OOA Healthcare Heroes Travel to NYC
Olympia Orthopaedic Associates nurses and healthcare heroes Pearl Hoyt, Ashley Haskins, Kori Dijos, and Christina Rager join the frontlines to battle COVID-19 in NYC. When OOA nurse Pearl Hoyt—or “Petee” to her friends—saw a Facebook post about an agency hiring nurses to travel to the frontlines of COVID-19 in New York City, she knew she […]