The Lancaster General Health Orthopaedic Center, located at Lancaster General Hospital, is a nationally recognized orthopaedic program that is dedicated exclusively to orthopaedic care. More than 5,000 orthopaedic inpatient and day surgeries and procedures are performed at the Orthopaedic Center each year, from total joint replacements to hand and wrist procedures. We work with you and your orthopaedic surgeon—before, during and after your surgery—to create a comfortable experience and the fastest, safest recovery possible.

The quality data below is based on the noted key indicators and sources.


Hip Replacement Scores

The following measures highlight orthopedic outcomes for hip surgical procedures and reflect the quality of care provided at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

Measure
Performance Rating
Survival: Relative survival 30 days after undergoing hip replacement surgery, compared to other hospitals treating similar patients
Discharging patients directly to home: How often patients go directly home from this hospital rather than being discharged to another facility.
Readmission prevention: How well the hospital keeps patients who had hip replacement from being readmitted in the first 30 days after discharge.
Prevention of revision surgery: How well hospital prevents need for a second operation to remove or replace an implanted joint within a year of a patient's initial surgery
Infection prevention: How well the hospital prevents surgical infections in hip replacement patients. 

Performance Key: – Much Better than Average – Average – Much Lower than Average

Sources: Medicare, US News

Last Updated: June 2022


Knee Replacement Scores

The following measures highlight orthopedic outcomes for knee surgical procedures and reflect the quality of care provided at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

Measure
Performance Rating
Survival: Relative survival 30 days after undergoing knee replacement surgery, compared to other hospitals treating similar patients
Prevention of revision surgery: How well hospital prevents need for a second operation to remove or replace an implanted joint within a year of a patient's initial surgery
Prevention of prolonged hospitalization: How well the hospital prevents unusually long stays. Longer hospitalization may lead to or result from a complication
Patient experience: Reflects opinions of surveyed inpatients about the overall quality of their stay

Performance Key: – Much Better than Average – Average – Much Lower than Average

Sources: Medicare, US News

Last Updated: June 2022


Hip and Knee Replacement Outcomes


Measure
Performance Rating
Rate of Readmission after Hip/Knee Replacement
Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients

Performance Key: ^ Better than the national rate, > No different than the national rate, v – Worse than the national rate

Sources: MedicareUS News

Last Updated: June 2022


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