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A Season of Impact and Year-End Giving: Hands of Hope
Posted on 12-11-2025 in Community Outreach by Dr. Steven Kronlage, Dr. Chris O'Grady
North Florida Bone & Joint Specialists is honored to share the Hands of Hope Medical Mission feature in the newly released December 2025/January 2026 issue of Emerald Coast Magazine. As part of the Medical Profiles section of this edition, the article highlights how two of our own, Dr. Steven Kronlage and Dr. Chris O'Grady, volunteer their time and talents to bring compassionate orthopaedic care to communities with limited access to medical services.
We invite you to read the full feature article linked below and learn more about Hands of Hope Medical Mission's life-changing work.
READ EMERALD COAST MAGAZINE ARTICLE
A Meaningful Time to Give Back
As the year comes to a close, this feature serves as a timely reminder of the extraordinary impact your support can make. Every gift, whether to the organization as a whole or to an individual physician's mission work, helps provide essential orthopaedic care, surgical intervention, and hope to patients who would otherwise not have access to treatment.
If you are considering year-end charitable giving, Hands of Hope remains deeply grateful for contributions that help sustain its medical outreach. You can support the mission directly through their Donation Page.
Additionally, Dr. Kronlage and Dr. O'Grady are scheduled to return to Ecuador as part of Hands of Hope's collaborative efforts with Bayside Medical Missions. Support their individual mission trips using the links below.
Support Dr. Steven Kronlage's April 2026 Mission Trip
Support Dr. Chris O'Grady's May 2026 Mission Trip
Thank You for Supporting Global Orthopedic Care
We are proud of our physicians' dedication to serving others and grateful to Emerald Coast Magazine for helping shine a light on this vital work. With your help, they can continue extending healing far beyond our local community.
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