Abington Memorial Hospital (Abington, Pa.). Abington Memorial Hospital is a 570-bed, regional referral and teaching hospital serving Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties. Abington’s Human Motion Institute offers a variety of orthopedic services including joint replacement, spine surgery, sports medicine, osteoporosis care and rehabilitation. Last year, more than 1,100 joints were replaced at the hospital. The Human Motion Institute is the second hospital in Pennsylvania and one of 22 hospitals nationwide to receive the Gold Seal of Approval and Disease-Specific Certification from the Joint Commission. Abington’s orthopedic surgeons have assisted in the development of new instrumentation to advance the mini-incision trend in orthopedic surgery. www.amh.org
Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington, Texas). Arlington Memorial Hospital, part of Texas Health, is a full-service acute care medical center with 417 beds serving Arlington and its surrounding communities. The hospital has a strong orthopedic program and offers services in computer-assisted total knee and hip replacements, hand and shoulder surgery, minimally-invasive spine surgery and rehabilitation. The hospital offers a number of community education classes on orthopedic issues, such as joint replacement and exercise principles. The department’s total joint replacement classes assists surgery candidates with preoperative exercises, walking with an assistive device, home safety, discharge planning and nursing care. www.texashealth.org
Baltimore Washington Medical Center (Glen Burnie, Md.). Baltimore Washington Medical Center is a 298-bed acute care community hospital with a recognized orthopedic program. The hospital’s Center for Advanced Orthopedics provides state-of the-art care to patients needing joint replacement surgery, management of neck and back pain and patients with carpal tunnel problems, rotator cuff injuries and knee and hand injuries. The Center’s specialized sub-centers, the Joint Replacement Center and the Spine and Pain Center, work to provide outstanding care using minimally invasive techniques, when possible. Baltimore Washington performed the first oxidized zirconium knee replacement in Maryland in 2001 and continues to strive to bring cutting-edge surgery options to its patients. www.bwmc.umms.org
Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center (St. Louis, Mo.). Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and the teaching hospital of Washington University School of Medicine. The hospital’s orthopedic program provides comprehensive services for nearly all orthopedic needs. Its services include hand and wrist, joint preservation and replacement, orthopedic trauma, shoulder and elbow, spine surgery and sports medicine. The hospital was ranked number 11 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for orthopedics and is the “practice of choice” for professional sports teams in St. Louis, including the St. Louis Rams football and St. Louis Blues hockey teams. Physicians at Barnes-Jewish have developed innovative surgical techniques that involve resecting portions of the spinal column to treat adolescents with spinal deformities and also participate in a number of research studies and clinical trials. www.barnesjewish.org
Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, Mich.). Beaumont Hospital is a 1,061-bed academic hospital and a major referral facility for the region. The Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery at Beaumont Hospital ranks consistently among the top programs in the nation and was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals for orthopedics in 2008. The department includes a fully accredited residency program and fellowship programs in spine, joint reconstruction and sports medicine and offers patients services in a variety of orthopedic practice areas including joint replacement and reconstruction, orthopedic surgery, pediatric orthopedics and spine surgery. The hospital recently completed a tower dedicated to orthopedics. The tower consists of 16 state-of-the-art operating suites and a dedicated physical therapy and rehabilitation unit. www.beaumonthospitals.com
Grant Medical Center (Columbus, Ohio). Grant Medical Center, part of OhioHealth, has a leading orthopedics program and has been recognized for four years by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 50 hospitals in the nation for excellence in orthopedics. The hospital’s dedicated orthopedic team at the Bone & Joint Center offers advanced treatment and therapy for all types of orthopedic issues from fractures to total joint replacement. Physicians at the Bone & Joint Center span all orthopedic specialties including general orthopedics, sports medicine, hand surgery, rehabilitation, pain management, spine surgery and podiatry. Grant’s total joint replacement surgeons perform more than 1,500 cases annually. www.ohiohealth.com
Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack, N.J.). Hackensack University Medical Center is a 775-bed teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The hospital’s recognized orthopedic program treats conditions nearly all orthopedic conditions in addition to offering specialized services in foot and ankle conditions, hand surgery, reconstructive and total joint replacement, pediatric orthopedics and sports medicine. Hackensack University Medical Center performs more than 2,000 joint replacement procedures annually. The center is also home to a dedicated spine center that offers pain management and interventional and surgical services for conditions of the spine. www.humed.com
Harborview Medical Center (Seattle). Harborview Medical Center, a University of Washington hospital, is a regional trauma and academic medical center with an outstanding orthopedic program, which includes the Dr. Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr., Foot and Ankle Institute, the Healthy Bones Clinic, the Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery Clinic, the Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic and the Spine Surgery Clinic. Harborview’s orthopedic program was listed as a top program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and treats some of the most complex orthopedic traumas in the Pacific Northwest. www.uwmedicine.washington.edu/Facilities/Harborview
Holy Cross Hospital (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). Holy Cross Hospital is a full-service, 571-bed, non-profit Catholic hospital. The hospital’s recognized orthopedic department, The Orthopaedic Institute, ranks among the top 5 percent of hospitals and is five-star rated for spine surgery and back and neck surgery by HealthGrades. The Institute specializes in hand and upper extremity disorders, foot and ankle reconstruction, sports medicine injuries and joint replacement surgery and is one of the largest providers of joint replacements in the state. www.holy-cross.com
Iowa Methodist Medical Center (Des Moines, Iowa). Iowa Methodist Medical Center is a 373-bed trauma Level I facility serving the residents of central Iowa. The hospital’s orthopedic program received HealthGrades’ Orthopedic Care Excellence Award and provides care to more than 2,000 patients annually, with 1,500 receiving total joint replacements. The outstanding orthopedic department provides services for a variety of orthopedic conditions including knee, hip, and shoulder replacements; fractures; and bone and joint related conditions. Iowa Methodist also offers a comprehensive preoperative total joint class to joint-replacement candidates four times per week. www.ihsdesmoines.org
John Muir Medical Center (Walnut Creek, Calif.). John Muir Medical Center is a 324-bed acute care facility that is designated as the only trauma center for Contra Costa County. John Muir’s orthopedics program strives to offer groundbreaking techniques and equipment for the treatment of a variety of orthopedic conditions, including the treatment of orthopedic trauma. The hospital was among the first in the Bay Area to perform mini-knee and artificial disk replacement surgeries. The hospital offers a number of community education classes, including sessions on good movement patterns to protect the back and neck, spine surgery considerations and total joint replacement. The hospital also sponsors and annual educational conference for healthcare providers to update them on advances in the treatment of orthopedic conditions. www.johnmuirhealth.com
Redmond Regional Medical Center (Rome, Ga.). Redmond Regional Medical Center is a 230-bed acute care facility that serves as a referral source for Northwest Georgia and parts of Alabama. The hospital is a recipient of the 2008 Orthopedic Surgery Specialty Excellence Award in 2008 by HealthGrades and was ranked among the top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for orthopedic services by HealthGrades. The hospital has also received five-star ratings from HealthGrades for spinal fusion, spine surgery and hip fracture repair. The hospital’s orthopedic program provides comprehensive orthopedic services and offers a number of educational classes on topics such as total joint replacement and knee pain to the community. www.redmondregional.com
St. Charles Medical Center (Bend, Ore.). St. Charles Medical Center is a 261-bed facility and Oregon’s only Level II Trauma Center east of the Cascades. The hospital serves more than 240,000 people in a 32,000 square mile area of Central and Eastern Oregon. The hospital’s recognized orthopedic program offers comprehensive orthopedic services including total hip and knee replacement, arthroscopy, back and neck surgery, orthopedic trauma care and hand and foot surgery. St. Charles recently partnered with local physicians to build a dedicated center for orthopedic and neurosurgical care and research. The partnership will promote ongoing research and community outreach for orthopedic issues. www.cascadehealthcare.org/bend
St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center (Lincoln, Neb.). St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center is a non-profit hospital serving the greater Lincoln, Neb., region. St. Elizabeth was named among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S.News & World Report, ranking 48th in the nation for orthopedics. St. Elizabeth’s orthopedic department offers services from sports medicine to back surgery, spine care and joint replacement and is home to the largest staff of physical and occupational therapists in the state. The hospital also offers a unique “Back-to-Golf” program where specialists help patients safely return to golf following an injury. www.saintelizabethonline.com
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center (Little Rock, Ark.). St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, part of St. Vincent health, has received HealthGrades’ Orthopedic Care Excellence Award and has received Excellence Awards in joint replacement and spine surgery by HealthGrades for two and three years, respectively. Additionally, the hospital has been ranked #1 in Arkansas for overall orthopedic services by HealthGrades for five conecutive years. The hospital offers comprehensive orthopedic and spine services and has led the state in orthopedic firsts. St. Vincent was the first hospital in Arkansas to perform a lumbar disc replacement and the first to perform computer-assisted orthopedic surgery. The hospital also offers a unique “Joint Academy” to patients undergoing joint replacement. The academy provides these patients with a dedicated care coordinator, extensive education, group therapy and focused care. www.stvincenthealth.com
Univ. of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor, Mich.). The Univ. of Michigan Health System includes a number of hospitals and clinics associated with the Univ. of Michigan Medical School. The hospital system’s orthopedic program is among the best in the nation and has been ranked among the top 30 orthopedic surgery training programs in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. The Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery provides comprehensive orthopedic services including treatment for fractures and soft tissue injuries, joint implantation, metabolic disorders, spine disorders and trauma. Last year, Univ. of Michigan hospitals performed 4,700 orthopedic operations on adults and children. The health system is active in research for orthopedic conditions. Univ. of Michigan scientists recently received a $3-million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop an interdisciplinary program in regenerative science. The orthopedic department also hosts a number of events and lectures to educate the community and healthcare providers about advances in orthopedics. www.med.umich.edu
