For more information about joint replacement at
Kadlec, including a list of physicians who perform
joint replacements, visit our website:
www.kadlec.org/krmc/our_care/joint_replacement
To see our award-winning “My Surgery Roadmap”:
www.kadlec.org/uploads/Kadlec_Surgical_Map/index.html
To read about The Leapfrog Group:
www.leapfroggroup.org
To read about how hospitals compare, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services:
www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
To read Consumer Reports rating on hospital safety — and
to see how Kadlec ranked:
www.consumerreports.org/
health/doctors-hospitals/doctors-and-hospitals.htm
Why choose Kadlec?
Kadlec offers a comprehensive joint replacement program
for hip, knee and shoulder replacements.
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Highly skilled and experienced physicians and medical
team
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Sophisticated operating suites and advanced scanning
technologies
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Recognized for its safety and quality measures
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Presurgery education class and assessment
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Individualized care plan including preparation for
release
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Skilled therapy services, both inpatient and outpatient
John Patrick
approach is designed to help reduce stress
and get patients on the road to recovery
quickly with less pain.
The first step is an in-depth
education class patients are
encouraged to take. John and his
wife, Patricia, took the class.
“
It was excellent. They told us
everything to expect,” he said.
Patients also receive
Kadlec’s award-winning
“
My Surgery Roadmap,”
which provides information
from pre- to postsurgery.
“
It gave us step-by-step
instructions, and it has
helped us both,” said John.
Back to an active life
Following surgery, John
was only in the hospital one
night. Within two weeks, he
was walking a mile.
“
At one month, I was
experiencing zero pain. It is so
much better than I expected,” he
said.“They have had to tell me to
slow down and be careful, but it’s
hard because I feel so much better.”
While John’s marathon days may
be behind him, getting back to being
active is clearly ahead.
“
I am 62 years old, so now I want to
focus on runs of three to six miles,” he said.“I
am able to hike Badger again. I can hunt and do
other daily activities again. I got my life back.”
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