Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
Hip Replacement Patient Notebook - Christiana Care Health System
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Overview of <strong>Christiana</strong><br />
<strong>Care</strong>’s Center for Advanced<br />
Joint <strong>Replacement</strong><br />
The Center for Advanced Joint <strong>Replacement</strong> has dedicated centers located within<br />
<strong>Christiana</strong> and Wilmington Hospitals.<br />
The program includes:<br />
■ A case manager who organizes all preoperative and discharge planning.<br />
■ A pre-operative physical therapy evaluation.<br />
■ A pre-operative education class.<br />
■ Nurses who dedicate themselves to the care of joint replacement patients.<br />
■ Physical therapists who help get you moving again: from getting out of bed to climbing<br />
stairs.<br />
■ Group activities as well as personal care.<br />
■ A special lunch for you and your coach on the second day after your surgery.<br />
■ Occupational therapist to make sure you can care for yourself.<br />
■ Family and friends are encouraged to participate as coaches in your recovery process. We<br />
will teach them how to help you.<br />
■ Organized care when you leave the hospital.
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