Total Joint Replacement Specialty Center

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services Awarded Unitedhealth Premium® Total Joint Replacement Specialty Center Designation

Penrose-St. Francis Health Services has been designated a UnitedHealth Premium Total Joint Replacement Specialty Center for 2007 to 2009.

The designation means that Penrose-St. Francis has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.

UnitedHealthcare developed the UnitedHealth Premium Specialty Center designation program to give its members information about, and access to, total joint replacement hospitals meeting rigorous quality criteria.

“We feel that we have one of the best total joint programs in the country,” said Dr. Steve Myers, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services Chief of Staff and an orthopaedic surgeon with the Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group. “We put together a multidisciplinary committee in 1993 with the goal of optimizing every step of care for the patient, and this award validates our success.”

The designation is based on detailed information about specialized training, practice capabilities and outcomes that was submitted to UnitedHealthcare and is designed to help consumers make informed decisions about where to seek total joint replacement.

The UnitedHealth Premium designation means that patients can depend on Penrose-St. Francis for conscientious, reliable care for total joint replacement.
 

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