Gunpowder Chronicle posted on August 23, 2008 12:40 PM | Rating:
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Peninsula Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Maryland, Delaware, or Washington DC to win the The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval, Disease-Specific Care Certification in Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Surgery. At the time of the award, they were the 63rd hospital in the United States to achieve this recognition.
From the Peninsula Regional Website:
Pretigious Orthopaedic Certification First in MD, DE or DC for Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Peninsula Regional Medical Center, through the work of its Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Center team, has become the first hospital or medical center in Maryland, Delaware or Washington, DC to earn The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval, Disease-Specific Care Certification in Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement Surgery.
Peninsula Regional, at the time the certification was awarded in late June, was just the 63rd hospital or medical center in the United States to hold this prestigious honor. “We and our patients are fortunate to have a very skilled and highly engaged surgical, nursing and rehabilitative team that is dedicated to orthopaedics and extremely interested in continuously improving a patient’s clinical experience, from pre-operative teaching to individualized post surgical recovery plans,” said Alan Newberry, Peninsula Regional’s President/CEO.
To earn the certification, Peninsula Regional had to undergo an extensive on-site survey by The Joint Commission, evaluating the Medical Center’s Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Center against stringent Joint Commission quality and safety standards. Those processes included patient care, education, clinical practice guidelines (prescribed, tested and successful methods of treatment) and surgical outcomes.
During the on-site survey, the Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Center team was commended for having a very solid program with impressive physician involvement, led by Thomas Brandon, MD, Chief of the Division of Orthopaedics, and an extremely knowledgeable nursing staff. “This certification means Peninsula Regional does the right things and does them well for total hip and total knee replacement patients,” added Jean E. Range, MS, RN, CPHQ, The Joint Commission’s Executive Director of Disease-Specific Care Certification.
Since the mid 1970’s, surgeons at the Medical Center have performed over 8,000 total joint replacements. More than 700 people are expected to receive a total hip, knee or shoulder replacement at Peninsula Regional in 2008. “Peninsula Regional Medical Center surgeons pioneered joint replacement surgery locally and have led its refinement, expansion and enhancement-as well as other trend-setting, mobility returning procedures-through the 80’s, 90’s and into today,” stated Pasquale Petrera, MD, orthopaedic surgeon and Medical Director of the Joint Replacement Program at Peninsula Regional Medical Center. “We’re proud to be the first in our region to earn this Joint Commission distinction for our patients who will continue to experience exceptional outcomes because of the care provided by Delmarva’s most experienced orthopaedic and rehabilitation team.”
The Joint Commission Disease-Specific Certification program began in 2002, and is the first of its kind in the country to certify disease management programs.
To learn more about the services offered at the Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Center at Peninsula Regional, please call 410-543-7593 or visit the Medical Center online at www.peninsula.org.
It's good to know that when my dad eventually gets around to getting his hip replaced, he will be in very good hands.