Bone & Joint

Sterile Processing Week recognizes the committed specialists that fill Sterile Processing departments and make a difference in patient care, and they have the most important job you may never know. While Physicians, Nurses and other frontline caregivers are highly visible in the patient care setting and in surgical procedures, safe patient care cannot be had without the vital services of Sterile Processing (SP) professionals. SP professionals supply their healthcare customers with clean and sterile instruments, ongoing due diligence and dependable equipment and process monitoring. They also adhere to industry standards, best practices, and policies and procedures, to ensure patient safety is never sacrificed. Sterile Processing is vital for patient safety, infection prevention, quality customer service, maintaining on-time procedures ensuring positive patient outcomes. Bone & Joint Surgery Center is grateful to have Whitney and Laura as our Sterile Processing Team. Thank you for all you do!

Happy National Physician Assistant Week! National Physician Assistant Week is celebrated every year from October 6-12. Treating patients in today’s complex healthcare settings takes a whole team of professionals. Among these medical workers are Physician Assistants, broadly trained in a wide spectrum of conditions and tasks. They can help patients improve their quality of life and manage many conditions.   This week we recognize the Physician Assistant profession and its contributions to the medical community! This Physician Assistant week, let’s honor all that PAs do for their patients and their communities and all the ways they add value to healthcare, especially Bone & Joint! Thank you, Kelsey, Karen, Dan, Stephanie, Kevin, Amanda, Joe, Aaron, and Christian for all you do for our patients!

October is National Physical Therapy Month!   Physical Therapists (PTs) and Physical Therapist Assistants (PTAs) are the movement experts in the rehab world. PTs and PTAs can be found in hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, schools, outpatient facilities, professional sports teams and more. A Physical Therapist’s job ranges from helping patients who have had a significant injury, illness, or surgery get back to doing their daily tasks to getting professional athletes back to the highest level of competition. PTs and PTAs can often be found telling their patients they have “just 2 more reps” because they can’t count either. 😊   We are lucky to have 16 great Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants who work with us here at Bone & Joint. Some of them are doing their favorite PT exercise or enjoying their favorite activity outside of work in the attached image. Next time you see them, wish them a Happy Physical Therapy Month!

📣 Big News! 📣 We are thrilled to welcome orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Charles Hansen to the Bone & Joint team. Dr. Hansen provides compassionate, patient-centered care that leverages his expertise and innovative surgical techniques to help patients regain mobility and get back to the activities they love. Dr. Hansen is now seeing patients. If you've been living with spine or neck pain, now is the time to make an appointment by calling (800) 445-6442 and get back to full, pain-free living!

If you've ever wondered how operating rooms seems to run so smoothly, you have a surgical technologist to thank. They're responsible for properly setting up the room, arranging necessary equipment, and even assisting physicians during surgery. They have some extremely important job duties, and that is why we honor then September 15-25 during National Surgical Technologists Week.

We celebrate and thank Dr. Messerly for the profound impact he has made on Bone & Joint's patients and team throughout his career. Your expertise, compassion and unwavering commitment have touched countless lives. We wish you the best in your well-deserved retirement. Congratulations, Dr. Messerly! 🎉

We are recognizing our four Orthopedic Surgery Schedulers and our Pain Surgery Scheduler in celebration of National Surgery Schedulers Week! Heather schedules for Dr. Thiel and Dr. Martin. Karla schedules for Dr. Lagan and Dr. Leonardelli. Marla schedules for Dr. Keele and Dr. Halverson. Candy schedules for Dr. Gregush and Dr. Glennon. Libby schedules surgeries for the Pain Management providers.   Surgery Schedulers work closely with their clinical teams and coordinate all aspects of the surgical cases for the surgery center and hospitals. They also educate patients to all aspects of the surgery to prepare them for a successful experience.   They schedule approximately 30 surgeries a week.   A big thank you to all our Surgery Schedulers for their incredible work and dedication to the success of Bone & Joint!

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