Bone & Joint Program at Hallmark Health

Bone and Joint Program

Welcome

Hallmark Health is committed to providing our communities with the highest level of orthopedic care in the area. We are staffed with high-quality, board-certified orthopedic surgeons and specially trained nurses and therapists that are among the best in the area.

You no longer need to navigate the traffic and parking issues of Boston in order to receive high quality bone & joint care as we offer the same up-to-date techniques right here, close to home, easier for you to access when you already have enough issues just trying to get around.

What sets our program apart

Providing you with easy-to-access locations and the same high quality care you expect to receive in Boston is not the only reason you should come to us for treatment. We have taken the extra steps needed to ensure your care is seamless from start-to finish so you can concentrate on your recovery. We have a dedicated program coordinator there to answer all your questions and help you navigate the entire process. We also have established a Joint Camp that helps you understand the entire process, giving you and your family the information needed throughout the process to ensure you are on the fastest path to recovery.

And as a part of Hallmark Health, a premier healthcare system that includes: Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Hallmark Health Cancer Center and Hallmark Health Homecare, you can rest assured that you have access to all the services you may need.

Comprehensive Orthopedic Surgical Program to Improve Patient Experience Increases Satisfaction, Reduces Length of Stay, and Allows More Patients to Be Discharged Directly Home

How We Can Help You

If you are experiencing joint pain, it may be hard for you to perform simple activities such as walking or even climbing stairs.Our clinical team is ready to help you make an informed decision about your treatment options. Whether you have just begun exploring treatment options or have already decided with your doctors that you require surgery, we can help relieve your pain and restore your independence.

We offer highly trained, experienced staff that can provide expert clinical services in the following areas:

• Arthritis & Rheumatology
• Sports medicine
• Rehab medicine
• Hand, wrist & elbow pain
• Foot & ankle pain
• Shoulder pain
• Shoulder, hip and knee replacement
• Osteoporosis
• Podiatry
• Back pain
• Pain management

Multidisciplinary Approach

We understand that you have been living with chronic joint pain that interferes with your daily activities such as walking, exercise, leisure, recreation and work. We are acutely aware of that impact on you so we have taken all of our disciplines such as physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapist, patient care technicians, radiology personnel, lab technicians, dieticians, transporters, housekeeping and clergy and assembled them as a team to deliver high quality, experienced care to our patients. This team is committed to the promotion of your wellness and recovery.

Our multidisciplinary treatment team is patient-centered and focused on patient education in an effort to restore our patients to their pain-free, active and independent lifestyle. We will be responsible for coordinating a seamless transition from your primary care doctor to the orthopedic surgeon. If you require surgery we will then get you through your hospital stay, rehabilitation and return to home. We will partner with you every step of the way!

A Joint Care Coordinator will assure that you receive the best possible care throughout the continuum of your experience. We believe that communication is essential and the key to optimum results in joint surgery and we are committed to keeping you, your family and your physicians involved in your care.

Services

Our Bone & Joint Program offers many services that are unique to our area. Our program is designed with our patients and their families in mind.

Pre-operative Teaching Plans

You will meet one-on-one with your joint coordinator to map out a strategy for your surgical experience. We will coordinate with nursing and anesthesia to get you better prepared for surgery. You will attend Joint Camp and be assigned a joint coach to help you through the process.

Anesthesia Services

We provide the most up-to-date anesthesia techniques available by our highly trained anesthesia department. There are multiple options that involve combinations of both general anesthesia (the patient is completely asleep) and regional anesthesia (which involves injecting the nerves that supply pain to the surgical area to provide pain relief.) The anesthesiologists will decide with you and your surgeon what is the best possible option for you. We provide the latest in pain management techniques in order to put you in control of your discomfort.

Post-operative Care

We have specially trained nurses who will care for you after surgery. We have nationally certified post anesthesia nurses who will monitor you post operatively. You will be assured of a private room postoperatively as well. We also provide room service type meals where you can call and order what you want, when you want, as long as it is within your dietary plan.

Physical Rehabilitation

We offer a coordinated referral to area Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Centers in the event that you are not ready to be discharged directly to your home. We have established these referral relationships dependent upon your medical needs and insurance coverage. Our goal is to return you to your previous level of function in your home as soon as possible.

Quality Measure

We are monitoring National Clinical Databases to insure that we are providing top quality care as measured across the country. We are already well above the national average in reducing infection rates. We are constantly monitoring the procedures we have in place in order to maintain our good standing with national accreditation.

Community Outreach

We are constantly striving to keep our communities informed with the most up-to-date medical information available and have many community programs set up on an ongoing basis. If you have a group that would like to become more knowledgeable about orthopedic care, please feel free to contact us directly.

Our Team

Program Coordinator/Joint Care Coordinator

Deborah L. Cronin-Waelde, RN

• Phone: (781) 979-3705

• Fax: (781) 979-3773

• Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing graduate

• Member of National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON)

• Member of American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN)

• Hallmark Health employee since 1986

Our Surgeons

• Joseph Abate, MD
  

• Christian Andersen, MD

• Mark Berenson, MD

• Daniel Bienkowski, MD

• Denis Byrne, MD

• William Doherty, MD

• Robert A. Harney, MD

• John Lynch, MD

• Richard O’Keeffe, Jr, MD

• Joel Saperstein, MD

• Abraham Shurland, MD

• William C. Walsh, MD

Joint Camp

If you or a family member is scheduled for bone or joint replacement surgery, you should attend the Joint Camp. Held monthly at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and bi-monthly at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, this camp gives you the opportunity for one-on-one access to clinicians who will be available to you throughout your sugery and to network with other patients who have gone through or are going through the same type of surgery.

This camp is free but pre-registration is recommended. Please register with Deb Cronin-Waelde, RN, Bone & Joint Program Coordinator at (781) 979-3705.

Dates: Will be held the 2nd Tuesday of every month at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Perkins from 5pm - 6pm and at Lawrence Memorial Hospital the 1st Tuesday of every other month.

Contact Us

Take a step in the right direction -- toward restoring your joint health. Contact our Bone & Joint Program today. Our Program Coordinator will be happy to provide you with physician referrals for any of your orthopaedic needs and should you ever require surgical intervention, our coordinator will insure that you have a very positive experience while staying close to home. Our surgeons have considerable experience in all aspects of orthopaedic care and we can find the one that is right for you!

Deborah L. Cronin-Waelde, RN
Program Coordinator – The Bone & Joint Program at Hallmark Health
Phone: (781) 979-3705 Fax: (781) 979-3773

Information

Download the Bone & Joint Brochure

Download the Bone & Joint Directory

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