Orthopedic/Neurology

Clark Memorial Hospital has established a Center for Orthopedics which offers a high level of service and care for patients having joint replacement and other orthopedic procedures.

Recognized by the Arthritis Foundation for Excellence In Programming

The Quest For Quality

The professionals of the Center for Orthopedics at Clark Memorial Hospital strive to maintain the highest quality of care at every step. Our surgeons use the most advanced technology available.

One crucial measure of our success is patient satisfaction. Clark Memorial Hospital has a reputation for quality patient care and high patient satisfaction. 

Orthopedic Surgical Procedures

The orthopedic procedures available at Clark Memorial Hospital include the following:

• General orthopedic procedures, including fractures
• Replacement of arthritic hips, knees, and other joints
• Treatment of spinal fractures
• Scoliosis and complex spine deformity surgery
• Low back pain, including lumbar disc surgery
• Arthroscopic surgery
• Foot surgery
• Shoulder repair, reconstruction and replacement
• Pediatric orthopedics
• Neck pain and disc problems

The Center has eight large, newly renovated private rooms that are designed with specific equipment and accommodations for the orthopedic patients and their families. In addition, the Center has a sizable Sunnyside Room used for patient education, physical therapy and group meals.

The Center's nursing staff has received extensive training in orthopedics and joint replacement. There also is a team of locally respected and recognized physicians who provide personal and expert care to the Center's patients.

The Center for Orthopedics hosts free bi-monthly community education seminars on hip and knee pain at the hospital. These seminars provide participants with information regarding the causes of arthritic knee and hip pain, soreness and morning stiffness. Non-surgical treatments, arthritis medications, nutrition, exercise, knee and hip replacement and resources available in the community are also discussed at the seminars.

Patient Education
Patient education is an essential component of the Center for Orthopedics. Prior to joint replacement surgery, the nursing staff provide the patient with pre-op consultation and teaching. The nursing staff continues to provide resources during and after the patient's stay in the hospital.

Those suffering with arthritis can still exercise and Clark Memorial offers Arthritis Specific Exercise Program;
a community-based, non-clinical group program. While it includes activities designed to improve certain physical parameters such as endurance and joint mobility, the group exercise experience also encourages peer interaction and socialization.

An Arthritis Specific Program offer several advantages over generalized community exercise programs. It is designed specifically for persons with rheumatic disease taking into consideration the pain, fatigue, decreased strength and motion which often accompany the disease. The program includes accommodations for individual limitations and does not encourage activities which might aggravate, rather than relieve, arthritis symptoms. In order to assure safe performance of the exercises, instruction about basic principles of arthritis exercise, correct body mechanics, and joint protection is included.

This arthritis exercise program has been designed to accommodate for the many types of rheumatic disease and their manifestations. It offers the instructor flexibility in choice of programs depending on the target audience.

The program consists of two levels - a basic range of motion level and an advanced level. To encourage variety and flexibility in meeting different target audience's needs, performed while sitting, standing, or on the floor. Also included are a variety of endurance building activities, games, relaxation techniques and health education topics.

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