Overview

Our Center is unique. It is a dedicated center within the hospital. Patients have their surgery Monday through Friday and typically return home after a three-night stay in the hospital.

Features of Joint Program include:

• Nurses, therapists, and nursing assistants who specialize in the care of joint patients
• Private rooms
• Emphasis on group activities as well as individual care
• Family and friends educated to participate as “coaches” in the recovery process
• The key member of the team is the patient's coach. The coach is a support person and can be a family member, friend or volunteer who makes the commitment to help the patient through surgery and rehabilitation.
• Group lunches with your coach and others in the program
• Your joint team who coordinates all preoperative care and discharge planning
• A comprehensive patient guide for you to follow from six weeks pre-op until three months post op and beyond.
• Coordinated after-care program
• Quarterly focus luncheons for former patient and coaches
• Newsletters to update you with new information about arthritis and joint care
• Reunions
• Public education seminars about hip and knee pain
  
  

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