What you can expect from the Total Joint Replacement Program at WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital’s Orthopedics and Spine Center? A preoperative education class is led by Uniontown Hospital’s dedicated Orthopedic Nurse Navigator for you and your family or designated caregiver.
- A Joint Replacement Patient Guidebook provides important information on how to prepare for your upcoming surgery, including pre-surgical strengthening exercises, how to prepare your home, information about your hospital stay, and key education for you and a designated family member/caregiver on what to do for a safe return to your home after surgery.
- You’ll recuperate in a private room located on a unit dedicated to hip and knee replacement patients, with everything you need for fast recovery, including specially trained nursing staff, and physical therapy staff to oversee your care.
- Most patients will be up, out of bed, and walking within hours after surgery. You will work with a physical therapist one-on-one. The morning after surgery, most patients will be up, dressed in comfortable clothing, and be prepared to return to their own home.
- Pain and nausea management is comprehensive. Advanced pain management is used, and patients are able use less narcotics, with lower pain scores, and experience less nausea after surgery.
- WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital’s nurses and staff take pride in providing personal attention, getting to know you, and encouraging you to help achieve your personal goals after surgery.
- Plan to return to your home after joint replacement surgery. Our dedicated Orthopedic Nurse Navigator will follow up with you after you leave the hospital to ensure a safe return home.