St. Mary's Medical Center earns Blue Distinction for knee, hip & spine procedures — 3 highlights

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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia recently designated St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, W.Va., a Blue Distinction Center for cardiac care, knee and hip replacement and spine surgery, according to The Herald-Dispatch.

Here are three highlights:

 

1. Hospitals designated as Blue Distinction centers for knee and hip replacement must demonstrate expertise in total knee and total hip replacement surgeries, resulting in fewer patient complications and hospital readmissions.

 

2. Hospitals designated as Blue Distinction Centers for spine surgery must demonstrate expertise in cervical and lumbar fusion, cervical laminectomy and lumbar laminectomy/discectomy procedures, resulting in fewer patient complications and hospital readmissions compared to other hospitals.

 

3. St. Mary's Medical Center is a 440-bed facility serving the Tri-State area.

 

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