LITTLE ROCK, AR. (Aug. 29, 2016) – Arkansas Children’s Hospital is offering families a way to care for their injured athletes this fall, kicking off the Saturday Morning Sports Injury Clinic with a first-of-its-kind weekly Facebook Live contest in collaboration with Hooten’s Arkansas Football.

Every Saturday from Sept. 3 through Nov. 19, Arkansas Children’s will offer families a walk-in clinic just for athletic injuries from 9-11 a.m. on the first floor of the hospital.

Teens and adolescents will receive care tailored specifically to the developing athlete whether they are injured on the field, performing stunts or playing with the band. Arkansas Children’s Sports Medicine specialists and athletic trainers will be on hand to assist with everything from sprains and fractures to torn ligaments. Athletes will leave the clinic with a game plan for their continued treatment.

To mark the clinic’s launch, Arkansas Children’s Hospital invites proud parents and boosters across the state to help Chad Hooten of Hooten’s Arkansas Football choose Who’s Got Game each week! On Thursdays throughout the season, high school football fans can nominate the game they think will be the most fun to watch by posting to the Hooten’s Arkansas Football Facebook page (facebook.com/hootensarkansasfootball).

“We want Saturday mornings to be every bit as successful for Arkansas athletes as their Friday night games,” said Dan McFadden, APR, director of Communications, Marketing & Branding for Arkansas Children’s Hospital. “We’re thrilled to work with Hooten’s on this collaboration, offering families a great connection to two names that care the very most about their young athletes.”

On Fridays, fans can watch Hooten make a live announcement on Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s Facebook page (facebook.com/arkansaschildrenshospital), proclaiming each week Who’s Got Game! The fan whose game comment is selected will win a prize pack from Arkansas Children’s and Hooten’s. During the Facebook Live announcements, fans may see special appearances from patients and ACH Sports Medicine experts. 

“More than 250,000 people watch football every Friday night in Arkansas, and we look forward to creating a new tradition for those fans to rally around their players, cheerleaders and band,” said Chad Hooten. “Our relationship with Arkansas Children’s Hospital and their Saturday Morning Sports Injury Clinic will kick off a great season!”

For more information about the Saturday Morning Sports Injury Clinic, families can call (501) 364-GAME or walk in on Saturdays during football season from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Arkansas Children’s, Inc. is the only hospital system in the state solely dedicated to caring for children, which allows the organization to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas. The system includes a 359-bed hospital in Little Rock with the state’s only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, burn center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care, and research institute as well as a nationally-recognized transport service. It is one of the 25 largest children’s hospitals in the United States and is nationally ranked by U.S. News World & Report in pulmonology and neonatal care. A sister campus is under development in Northwest Arkansas and will bring 233,613 square feet of inpatient beds, emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state. Arkansas Children’s also blankets the state with outreach programs that include telemedicine, mobile health, and school-based health solutions. A private nonprofit, Arkansas Children’s boasts an internationally renowned reputation for medical breakthroughs and intensive treatments, unique surgical procedures and forward-thinking research and is committed to providing every child with access to the best care available, regardless of location or resources. Founded as an orphanage, Arkansas Children’s has championed children by making them better today and healthier tomorrow for more than 100 years. For more info, visit archildrens.org.