Whether coping with an old injury or facing a new trauma, orthopedic patients at O’Connor Hospital benefit from excellent and compassionate care designed to get you back on your feet. Our board certified physicians and staff use cutting-edge technology to provide rehabilitative services that help restore quality of life for patients in some of the direst situations.
O’Connor Hospital met the rigorous guidelines set by The Joint Commission and received Center of Excellence designation in Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement.
The program’s physician specialists, nurses and therapists care for patients who are experiencing orthopedic problems related to bones and joints, such as their hips and knees. They also provide expert treatment for patients suffering from spinal injuries or neurological and brain disorders, including tumors and aneurysms. Physical therapists on the unit help patients regain the ability to move and function.
For many patients, surgery is often the first step in a long process of rehabilitation and restoring quality of life.
- Spine patients might need surgery and physical therapy to help them sit, stand or walk again.
- A neurological patient may need brain surgery followed by physical therapy to relearn how to talk, walk, eat or perform other activities of daily living.
- For orthopedic patients, this may mean hip or knee replacement surgery followed by physical therapy to help them move and walk less painfully. O’Connor Hospital orthopedic surgeons now offer computer-assisted, minimally invasive joint replacement surgery using the sophisticated Stryker Navigational System.
Total Joint Replacement Preoperative Educational Classes
If you are already an O’Connor patient or considering orthopedic surgery, we offer preoperative educational classes on total knee, total hip, and total shoulder replacement. These classes allow you to meet the rehabilitation team, become familiar with current surgical procedures and technologies, and provide you with empowering information to lead you to a speedy recovery.
To register, please call 800-220-0182.
2010 Classes – Mondays, 10:30 AM, 5th Floor, Physical Therapy Gym
Total Hip Replacement (1st and 3rd Mondays)
March 14, March 28, April 4, April 18, May 2, May 16, June 6, June 20, July 5, July 18, August 1, August 15, September 6, September 19, October 3, October 17, November 14, November 28, December 5, December 19
Total Knee Replacement (2nd and 4th Mondays)
March 14, March 28, April 4, April 18, May 2, May 16, June 6, June 20, July 5, July 18, August 1, August 15, September 6, September 19, October 3, October 17, November 14, November 28, December 5, December 19
Total Shoulder Replacement (Call for scheduling)
O’Connor Hospital’s orthopedic program features a specially designed exercise room for physical therapy, as well as the latest diagnostic and treatment equipment available. For patients needing spine surgery, a special operating room table called the Jackson Spinal Table provides the most advanced technology today for positioning the patient during surgery. This allows the operating room staff to safely and efficiently rotate patients during delicate spinal procedures.
View the Ortho Neuro Spine Unit’s Brochure (PDF). Click here to download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
