Allegheny Health Network: Personalized Care and Advanced Technologies to Eliminate Joint Pain
Advancing knee and hip replacements with new technology at
Allegheny Health Network
As our population continues to get older and live longer, the
number of people in need of knee and hip replacements is
expected to skyrocket in the next 15 to 20 years.
the premier services in the country,” said Patrick J. DeMeo, MD,
Professor and Chair of AHN’s Orthopaedic Institute, and Medical
Director, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Organization.
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is already looking ahead to
the future to help those suffering from joint problems, offering
innovative treatments such as one-day knee replacements, bilateral
(or dual) knee and hip replacements, and the use of a robotic system
to help guide doctors during surgery. These are advancements that
offer shorter recovery time and hospital stays, allowing patients a
quicker path to pain-free mobility.
Doctors at AHN have already performed more than 100 procedures
using the MAKO™ Partial Knee Resurfacing and MAKO™ Total Hip
Arthroplasty.
“We are anticipating this growing demand for advanced
orthopaedic care in the community by further enhancing and
expanding our joint replacement program, and making it one of
Giving Diamond Care to knee and hip
replacement patients
Allegheny Health Network’s Diamond Care program offers
patients every resource possible necessary to assure the best
outcomes for orthopaedic knee and hip replacement surgery.
A Diamond Care Navigator is assigned
to every patient to provide one-on-one
counseling and support from the
time a surgery is scheduled through
a patient’s recovery from surgery at
home. Navigators also make calls to
patients after they are discharged from
the hospital to assure their recovery is proceeding well and
address any concerns or questions they have.
Patients who undergo joint replacement at AHN are cared for
on a dedicated orthopaedic unit that provides advanced pain
management techniques so that physical therapy can begin
the day of surgery. The Diamond Care team also conducts
an extensive clinical review of pre-operative testing and
screening to ensure pat