The Center for Joint Replacement
In June 2004, Shamokin Area Community Hospital (SACH) opened the Center for Joint Replacement (TCJR).
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The first of its kind in a five-hospital radius, the Center for Joint Replacement (TCJR) offers patients undergoing joint replacement surgery a specialized unit for their treatment and care from pre-operation (pre-op) to discharge.

A primary goal of TCJR is to ensure that patients at the Center have a positive experience from their first visit in the clinic through surgery, recovery and discharge. The Center allows for a coordinated care plan for patients to improve their outcome through sharing their experiences with other patients experiencing the same things. At TJCR, joint replacement patients will be able to go to therapy together, eat together and attend educational sessions together. The entire program is based on group dynamics.

The Center for Joint Replacement offers patients extensive pre-op education prior to the surgery. After receiving the guidebook, patients and their coaches (who may be someone they' ve chosen to lend support) are invited to attend educational classes taught by the joint team care coordinator.

Personnel staffing the new center are experienced in joint replacement care and work with patients through a coordinated approach with the entire Joint Team aggressively working on therapies and education in the hopes of a quicker recovery for the joint patient.