Comprehensive orthopaedic services available at UPMC

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as Same-Day Procedure

Research shows that people who spend less time in the hospital after surgery have better results than those with longer post-op stays. They also recover faster.

The sooner a patient is home, the sooner they can get back to their normal routine. Same-day hip- or knee-replacement surgery has been a growing trend in the past five years, and it’s a service offered by UPMC surgeons in northcentral Pa.

“Patients who are healthy at baseline with reasonably high level of function and good mobility can be potential candidates,” stated Kyle Hubler, D.O., orthopaedic surgeon. “The outcomes for sameday discharge are every bit as good as they are for traditional surgery — patients who have same-day joint replacement surgery have low readmission rates and complication rates on par with traditional overnight-stay patients.”

As with all hip- and knee-replacement surgeries at UPMC, patients who are same-day discharge surgery candidates receive preoperative education, testing, and consultation with their orthopaedic surgeon. These patients also must complete standardized prehabilitation protocols before surgery and take part in the same amount of physical therapy and rehabilitation after surgery as other patients.

Experts at UPMC work with each patient to decide the right pathway for care tailored to their individual needs. The team is alongside the patient throughout the entire process, from first first consult all the way through rehab and follow-up care. The Best Care Close to Home dietary team. Each apartment building offers secure entrances, a store to purchase food and personal items, free washing machines and dryers, a library and lounges for visitation and fellowship. Coordinated wellness services are provided at no additional cost, and an outpatient therapy clinic is available in the apartments if needed.

UPMC’s orthopaedic physicians, therapists, advance practice professionals, and support staff guide patients through diagnosis, surgery, rehabilitation, and aftercare.

Public bus service is available five times a day, Monday through Saturday.

Specialty services available in the region include physical medicine and rehabilitation, hand therapy, foot and ankle, podiatry, robotic surgery, same-day joint replacements, orthopaedic trauma, and sports medicine.

This unified system allows patients to receive complete care, from start to finish close to home. To learn more about UPMC Orthopaedic Care services offered in northcentral Pa., visit UPMC.com/OrthoNCPA.

“SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ALL OF PENNSYLVANIA”

Valley View Rehab and Nursing Center is a fourstar facility — literally.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded Valley View Rehab and Nursing Center a four-star rating for its excellent quality, staffing and Department of Health Surveys. The facility, at 2140 Warrensville Road, Montoursville, is particularly proud of its rehabilitation services.

“We recognize that rehabilitation is an important part of an effective, caring nursing center,” the center’s website says. “Russell Rehab has an expansive gym with a mock home setting featuring a kitchen, living room, bathroom and bedroom, private treatment rooms, private conference room and private speech therapy room. Therapy services are available seven days per week.”

Valley View Rehab and Nursing Center offers physical, occupational and speech therapy among its many rehabilitative programs. The facility also offers restorative nursing and a shortterm rehab wing, Russell Rehab. The memory care unit, Sunrise Terrace, is a special place for those who have dementia and/ or Alzheimer’s.

Valley View Rehab and Nursing Center subscribes to the person-centered care model of living, which emphasizes a community-based, intergenerational, personal approach. Valley View Rehab and Nursing Center offers a variety of activities for its residents, including shopping trips, fishing trips, fall foliage rides, rides to see Christmas lights, trips to Little League Baseball and the Williamsport Crosscutters and more.

James A. Esposito, Jr. Proprietor/Owner

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