St. Thomas More Orthopedic Services
Overcome your injury. Achieve your best.
At St. Thomas More we work to get our patients back to living a high-quality life as soon as possible. Our orthopedic team offers our community state-of-the-art orthopedic medical care.
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When illness or injury affects your life, count on the specialists at St. Thomas More Hospital. Orthopedic surgeons Alex Romero, M.D. and Jennifer FitzPatrick, M.D. host a weekly clinic with compassionate care and exceptional clinical outcomes, right here in our community. Both specialize in arthroscopic treatment of athletic injuries and conditions of the shoulder, hip and knee.
Orthopedic services offers the following:
- Comprehensive Orthopedic Service and Consultation
- Total hip and knee replacement
- Shoulder surgery
- Arthoscopic surgery
- Fracture treatment
- Carpal Tunnel surgery
- Foot and Ankle surgery
- Sports Medicine
All orthopedic surgical procedures and follow-up care will be provided at St. Thomas More Hospital. Hospital patient rounding and routine follow-ups will also be provided here in Cañon City with the goal of keeping patients as close to home as possible for their care. St. Thomas More Hospital is proud of its award-winning surgical process team!
St. Thomas More Hospital offers a collaborative approach to specialized orthopedic services in Fremont County. Community orthopedic surgeons Jacob Patterson, MD, and Eric Carlson, MD, collaborate with the St. Mary-Corwin Orthopedic Group which includes Drs. Shawn Nakamura, Robert Nolan, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Bruce Taylor, and Alex Romero. This collaborative approach with Dr. Patterson and Dr. Carlson – established orthopedic surgeons in our community who have great relationships with their patients and St. Thomas More Hospital health care providers – and the St. Mary-Corwin Orthopedic Group allows us to provide comprehensive orthopedic services to the communities we serve. The St. Thomas More Orthopedic Clinic is accepting new patients. We hold a weekly clinic in the CCOM/outpatient rehabilitation building located on the hospital’s campus.
The expertise doesn’t stop there. Our rehabilitation specialists are highly trained to treat any orthopedic injury, and will lead you through physical, occupational and speech therapy, as needed, to get you back to your personal best.
To schedule an appointment, please call 719-285-2646. We accept most health insurances including United Healthcare, Blue Cross, Humana, TriCare, Medicaid and Medicare.
If you have an appointment scheduled, please print out our patient forms and our health information forms, complete them and bring them with you to your first appointment.
1338 Phay Ave.
St. Thomas More Rehabilitation/CCOM Building
Cañon City, CO 81212
Phone: 719-285-2646
Fax: 719-285-2647












