London 2012 Olympic Medical Facilities Revealed

June 19, 2012

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Parlaympic Games (LOCOG) has unveiled today of the medical facilities available to athletes.
The main polyclinic for competitors will be based in the Athletes’ Village and will be open 24 hours a day.
Inujuries such as strains and sprains, hospital minor illness such as the common cold and superficial trauma such as wounds and grazes are the most common cases expected at the clinic.
Core services, including physiotherapy, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and an in-house pharmacy, will be delivered by 10 LOCOG staff, 500 Games Makes and 80 on-call specialists.
The polyclinic’s emergency department will be open 24 hours a day and will provide out-of-hours emergency services from 11pm-7am.
The equipment in the clinic is among some of the most sophisticated available in the country, and includes two MRI scanners, and a wireless, digital x-ray system.
LOCOG chairman Seb Coe said: “We have always put athletes’ needs at the heart of the Games. When they are preparing for the most important moment in their sporting careers, it’s vital they are in peak condition with all the support they need.
“We aim to give that medical support to help them deliver their best performance. Our sponsors and our medical team who are experts in their field will pay a vital role in achieving this and I thank them for their ongoing support.”
LOCOG director of sport Debbie Jevans added: “Even the most minor ailment can have serious implications upon an elite athlete’s performance. We have worked hard to equip the polyclinic to respond quickly and provide athletes with the treatment they require onsite.
“As such we offer a broad range of core services including sport medicine, physiotherapy, state of the art imaging, emergency and dental care supported by a wide variety of other specialists such as orthopaedic surgeons, cardiologists and neurologists.”
The polyclinic is provided in conjunction with LOCOG’s official healthcare partner, and worldwide sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games, GE.
CEO of GE Healthcare, John Dineen, commented: “We are delighted to be providing a broad range of our latest healthcare technology for the London 2012 Polyclinic. In line with GE’s ‘healthymagination’ vision and its commitment to sports medicine, these technologies will provide insight into athlete health, as well as offering wider benefits for the general public.
The use of technologies that help monitor the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health of Olympic athletes will be used before, during and after the London 2012 Games.”
After the Games the clinic will be taken over by the NHS and re-opened as a healthcare facility for the new community coming to live in East Village and residents of Newham and neighbouring boroughs.
Polyclinic services will also be offered at the Olympic and Paralympic Rowing Village in Egham, Surrey and the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Village in Portland.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Parlaympic Games (LOCOG) has unveiled today of the medical facilities available to athletes.

The main polyclinic for competitors will be based in the Athletes’ Village and will be open 24 hours a day.

Inujuries such as strains and sprains, minor illness such as the common cold and superficial trauma such as wounds and grazes are the most common cases expected at the clinic.

Core services, including physiotherapy, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and an in-house pharmacy, will be delivered by 10 LOCOG staff, 500 Games Makes and 80 on-call specialists.

The polyclinic’s emergency department will be open 24 hours a day and will provide out-of-hours emergency services from 11pm-7am.

The equipment in the clinic is among some of the most sophisticated available in the country, and includes two MRI scanners, and a wireless, digital x-ray system.

LOCOG chairman Seb Coe said: “We have always put athletes’ needs at the heart of the Games. When they are preparing for the most important moment in their sporting careers, it’s vital they are in peak condition with all the support they need.
“We aim to give that medical support to help them deliver their best performance. Our sponsors and our medical team who are experts in their field will pay a vital role in achieving this and I thank them for their ongoing support.”

LOCOG director of sport Debbie Jevans added: “Even the most minor ailment can have serious implications upon an elite athlete’s performance. We have worked hard to equip the polyclinic to respond quickly and provide athletes with the treatment they require onsite.

“As such we offer a broad range of core services including sport medicine, physiotherapy, state of the art imaging, emergency and dental care supported by a wide variety of other specialists such as orthopaedic surgeons, cardiologists and neurologists.”

The polyclinic is provided in conjunction with LOCOG’s official healthcare partner, and worldwide sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games, GE.

CEO of GE Healthcare, John Dineen, commented: “We are delighted to be providing a broad range of our latest healthcare technology for the London 2012 Polyclinic. In line with GE’s ‘healthymagination’ vision and its commitment to sports medicine, these technologies will provide insight into athlete health, as well as offering wider benefits for the general public.

The use of technologies that help monitor the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health of Olympic athletes will be used before, during and after the London 2012 Games.”

After the Games the clinic will be taken over by the NHS and re-opened as a healthcare facility for the new community coming to live in East Village and residents of Newham and neighbouring boroughs.

Polyclinic services will also be offered at the Olympic and Paralympic Rowing Village in Egham, Surrey and the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Village in Portland.