Here’s what you should know.
1. The Joint Commission surveyed the Bismarck center in January 2017. The Joint Commission identified length of stay as an initial issue. Since the survey, the center lowered its length of stay from four days to two days for total knee and hip replacement patients.
2. The total joint replacement center opened in 2013.
3. Five surgeons practice out of the center with a majority of patients coming from western North Dakota.
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