Health
- Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013 23:11
Monongahela Valley Hospital (MVH) is changing the way patients and their families think about and experience joint replacement surgery with the introduction of The Orthopedic Institute at Monongahela Valley Hospital. The Orthopedic Institute is a comprehensive program that is based on a proven national model for hip and knee replacements. The program is structured around the fundamental principle of wellness.
“This is not your typical hospital program or hospital stay,” said Thomas F. Brockmeyer, M.D. Ph.D., medical director of the Institute. Dr. Brockmeyer is one of three orthopedic surgeons who, along with the administrative and clinical team at MVH developed this innovative program to improve outcomes and provide a superior experience for individuals having hip or knee replacement surgery.
Scott L. Baron, M.D., who is has an outstanding reputation for total hip and knee replacements, and Ari E. Pressman, M.D., whose areas of expertise include total hip and knee replacements as well as revision joint replacements, and Richard Mitchell, M.D., whose area of expertise is in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries to the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle, partner with Dr. Brockmeyer at the Orthopedic Institute.
“First and foremost, we do not see our patients as being sick,” Dr. Brockmeyer explained. “Instead, we see our patients as healthy individuals who are coming to the hospital because they have hip or knee pain, and want to live a better quality of life by having joint replacement surgery.”
