Our team of experts at the Orthopaedic Center is focused on your success, providing exceptional care throughout each stage of your procedure.
Before Surgery
We help you prepare for surgery and connect you with helpful exercises and educational resources. A team completely dedicated to orthopaedics reviews your medical history, medications, and any needed tests to make sure you’re ready for surgery. We strongly encourage you to designate a coach—a family member or friend who will be available to provide hands-on assistance and moral support in the days following your surgery. If you are having joint replacement surgery, your coach is welcome to join you in attending all joint classes and physical therapy sessions.
Joint Replacement Class
To help prepare you for your surgery, we welcome you and your coach to take our preoperative joint replacement education class. The classes will:
- Teach you what to expect before, during, and after surgery for both inpatient and same-day outpatient surgeries
- Ease your worries and anxiety
- Review how to manage your pain
- Teach you how to prevent problems after surgery
- Review the role of therapy as you heal
- Lay out a plan for going home and talk about equipment and home-safety needs
- Allow you to ask questions
You can sign up for a joint replacement class on our Classes & Events website or by calling 717-544-4636.
During Surgery
On the day of your surgery, patients are to park in the James Street Parking Garage and proceed to the second floor, where the Orthopaedic Center and family waiting area are located. Please talk to one of our Orthopaedic Center nurse navigators for more details about getting to the Orthopaedic Center.
Your family may wait in our comfortable waiting area or join you in your private pre-operative bay, where you meet the team members who will care for you.
After Surgery
Recovery and rehabilitation begin right after surgery, for both inpatient and same-day outpatient surgeries. Our dedicated orthopaedic nursing unit includes private rooms and an orthopaedic therapy gym. Our nurses specialize in orthopaedic and joint replacement care and they strive to minimize any pain and help you meet your mobility goals.
All rooms on the orthopaedic floor are private, with in-room showers. A dedicated orthopaedic therapy gym is staffed by occupational and physical therapists who will help you regain your mobility and practice activities of daily living, such as climbing stairs and getting dressed. We even encourage you to wear street clothes during your recovery.
Complimentary Holistic Treatments for Pain and Recovery
To help you through the recovery process after having surgery, we offer holistic treatments to ease any pain you may have while you are in the hospital. We are committed to using safe and appropriate methods for pain management, which may include:
- Aromatherapy using essential oils
- Elevation
- Ice
- Massage therapy
- Therapeutic music
- Visualization exercises