The Geriatric Fracture Center at Highland Hospital
The Geriatric Fracture Center at Highland Hospital
The Geriatric Fracture Center is the first facility of its kind that's dedicated exclusively to the care of older adult patients who suffer fractures.
Innovative Techniques. Total Quality Management.
- Geriatric fracture patients are fast-tracked through our emergency department.
- Patients from partner nursing homes and senior living communities can bypass the emergency department and be admitted directly to the Geriatric Fracture Center.
- We have three dedicated operating rooms and a large inventory of hardware so we can perform most surgeries in less than 24 hours – even on weekends.
- Our surgeons use the newest techniques and most advanced implants to:
- Fix fractures that may not be repairable elsewhere
- Dramatically reduce the chances that a fracture repair will fail
- Get patients mobile more quickly
- Surgeons and geriatricians co-manage care to better handle the unique medical needs of older adult patients. The result is fewer post-operative complications.
- We dedicate an entire unit and half of another to inpatient orthopaedic treatment, including 20 mostly private rooms and a specially designed physical rehabilitation room.
- Nurses, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, physician assistants, nutritionists, and other members of the care team are specially trained to work with older adults.
- Our physicians are actively involved in teaching, research and clinical trials that are helping to advance and improve the standard of care for older people who suffer fractures
- We're pioneering total quality management for geriatric fracture patient care. We continuously monitor each patient and look at every detail for opportunities to improve our process.
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