A handful of WellSpan Health medical volunteers met at the York Fairgrounds to stock supplies and discuss final game plans for covering the Keystone State Games.
The preparation for staffing the event spans about a year according to Medical Director Bryan Wexler.
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Volunteer staff from WellSpan proved medical coverage for the Keystone State Games.
"We're going to start with baseball today, but as it wraps up into the weekend we are going to have over 40 providers actually at different locations throughout the York area," he said.
WellSpan Manager of Prehospital Services Denny Shelly, Jr. talks with staff near a bank of radios during a briefing for Keystone State Games volunteer physicians at the York Fairgrounds Thursday, July 27, 2017. It is the third year in a row that a group from WellSpan has administered medical coverage for the event which runs through Sunday, July 30. Bill Kalina photo The York Dispatch
WellSpan Supervisor of Athletic Training Julie Emrhein delivers supplies during a briefing for Keystone State Games volunteer physicians at the York Fairgrounds Thursday, July 27, 2017. It is the third year in a row that a group from WellSpan has administered medical coverage for the event which runs through Sunday, July 30. Bill Kalina photo , The York Dispatch
WellSpan Athletic Trainer Cheryl Myers prepares her medical kit during a briefing for Keystone State Games volunteer physicians at the York Fairgrounds Thursday, July 27, 2017. It is the third year in a row that a group from WellSpan has administered medical coverage for the event which runs through Sunday, July 30. Bill Kalina photo , The York Dispatch
WellSpan Supervisor of Athletic Training Julie Emrhein checks crutches during a briefing for Keystone State Games volunteer physicians at the York Fairgrounds Thursday, July 27, 2017. It is the third year in a row that a group from WellSpan has administered medical coverage for the event which runs through Sunday, July 30. Bill Kalina photo , The York Dispatch
WellSpan Athletic Trainer Kathleen Susor gathers icing bags during a briefing for Keystone State Games volunteer physicians at the York Fairgrounds Thursday, July 27, 2017. It is the third year in a row that a group from WellSpan has administered medical coverage for the event which runs through Sunday, July 30. Bill Kalina photo , The York Dispatch
WellSpan Medical Director of the Keystone State Games Bryan Wexler takes a call before a briefing for Keystone State Games volunteer physicians at the York Fairgrounds Thursday, July 27, 2017. It is the third year in a row that a group from WellSpan has administered medical coverage for the event which runs through Sunday, July 30. Bill Kalina photo , The York Dispatch
Volunteers amassed medical supplies, credentials and parking passes during a briefing for Keystone State Games volunteer physicians at the York Fairgrounds Thursday, July 27, 2017. It is the third year in a row that a group from WellSpan has administered medical coverage for the event which runs through Sunday, July 30. Bill Kalina photo , The York Dispatch
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