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Center for Joint Care
Specialized joint care patient unit
Recovery from joint replacement surgery begins at our 12-bed Center for Joint Care. Each room is private and the unit is on the same floor as the rehabilitation gym.
The Center is staffed by specially trained nurses who focus on controlling your pain and keeping you moving. The unit features an exercise/rehab room staffed by registered physical therapists who work exclusively with joint replacement patients. Occupational therapists also work with patients to help them adjust to daily living in the post-operative period.
During a patient's stay, which averages three to four days, the nurse program manager visits patients daily to help ensure that patient care needs are met. The first 12 to 24 hours after surgery are typically the most uncomfortable and the patient is likely to initially receive medication intravenously, followed by pills and/or a medicated patch placed alongside the incision.
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