Partnership brings life-changing orthopedic care to underinsured patients

Operations are made possible by a partnership between AdventHealth, Rothman Orthopaedics and Operation Walk USA
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Woman receives life-changing hip surgery at no-cost to her

The pain in Jean McMichael’s hip became so bad, she stopped doing simple things many people may take for granted.

Dr. A.J. Clair examines patient, Jean McMichael during an office visit to Rothman Orthopaedics at AdventHealth Innovation Tower.
Dr. A.J. Clair examines patient, Jean McMichael during an office visit to Rothman Orthopaedics at AdventHealth Innovation Tower.

“I [didn’t] go grocery shopping anymore because it [was] too much. It [was] too much to go up and down the grocery aisles. I [didn’t] make big meals anymore because trying to be in the kitchen and getting everything together, [was] just too strenuous,” McMichael said.

A surgical team, led by Dr. A.J. Clair, operates on Jean McMichael as part of Operation Walk USA 2024.
A surgical team, led by Dr. A.J. Clair, operates on Jean McMichael as part of Operation Walk USA 2024.

McMichael had nearly lost hope when her primary care physician told her about Operation Walk USA, which partners with hospitals and physicians to provide life-changing hip and knee surgeries, at no-cost, for patients who might not otherwise be able to afford them.

“I think Operation Walk USA's mission is a natural fit with Rothman Orthopaedics’ world class orthopedic care and AdventHealth’s mission to extend the healing ministry of Christ through community based, whole person care,” said Dr. A.J. Clair, an orthopedic surgeon with Rothman Orthopaedics at AdventHealth.

To hear more about Jean McMichael’s journey, click HERE, or on the video player at the top of the page.

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