In
a few years, she’ll likely be
called Dr. Brose. But for now, you
can call her a plebe, the name for
first-year students appointed to the
prestigious U.S. Naval Academy.
As it turns out, the Sports Medicine
Program at St. Elizabeth Commu-
nity Hospital will have had a hand
in both titles.
Brose, whose first name is Lily,
recently completed a stellar career
at Red Bluff High School. Even as
a freshman, it was clear she was a
phenomenal student and athlete,
destined to compete at the col-
legiate level.
All athletes can benefit from
St. Elizabeth sportsmedicine
program
But that appeared unlikely after
two anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL) tears and a torn meniscus in
her knee. A lot of athletes would
have hung up their cleats after
three surgeries and countless hours
of rehab. But Lily had the heart
and determination to fight through
it. She made a full comeback, earn-
ing a track scholarship to Naval
Academy. And she’s quick to credit
the St. Elizabeth Sports Medicine
Program.
“It’s amazing,” she says. “They’ve
helped me beyond words.”
Allies for active living
Lily’s is but one of many success
stories of the sports medicine
program, a team effort of the
hospital, the Red Bluff Physical
Therapy and Wellness Center, and
Orthopaedic Surgeon and Medical
Director Riico Dotson, MD. (Work-
ing together, the three specialize
Good medicine
for good sports
“They give you a lot of
encouragement and a lot of
support just to keep going.”
—Lily Brose, patient
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