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At Memorial Bone & Joint,™ we proudly share our medical outcomes and patient feedback. The tables below list the most current data that we have available.
Joint Replacement Volume
This table represents surgeries performed between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. It is important to choose a facility that is experienced in the joint replacement process and performs a high volume of hip and knee replacement surgeries.
| Primary Hip Replacement |
Hip is being replaced for the first time. |
233 |
| Primary Knee Replacement
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Knee is being replaced for the first time.
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233 |
Standards of Care
There are proven standards of care that improve your chance of having a successful outcome. Those standards are listed in the first column of the table below. Click on each term to learn what it means. The next column shows how often Memorial University Medical Center provided these standards of care for hip and knee replacement patients. The last column shows the national average among similar hospitals around the country. A higher score is better.
Complications
Any time you undergo major surgery, there is a risk of complications. We follow proven standards of care and go to great lengths to reduce the risk of complications. This table shows how often our patients have experienced complications after surgery. The first column lists the complication. The next column shows what percentage of hip and knee replacement patients at Memorial University Medical Center experienced a complication. The last column shows the national average among similar hospitals around the country. A lower score is better.
Patient Satisfaction
These scores are based on responses from a sample of people admitted to Memorial University Medical Center for joint replacement surgery between January and March 2011. Patients are asked to rate the categories below using a scale of "very poor" to "very good." Each response receives a point value and we determine a mean score based on those points:
Very Poor = 0
Poor= 25
Fair = 50
Good = 75
Very Good = 100
A higher score is better.
Current Scores
Overall Score
| Survey Question |
Mean Score |
| Friendliness/courtesy of nurses |
94.1 |
| Attention to special/personal needs |
90.8 |
| Skill of nurses |
93.2 |
| Friendliness/courtesy of the physician |
95.8 |
| Skill of the physician |
98.1 |
| Staff worked together to care for you |
92.9 |
| Likelihood of recommending hospital |
92.4 |
| Overall rating of care given |
92.4 |
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