Here are three things to know:
1. The program has increased satisfaction scores by 12 percent in its first two months, increased the number of patients discharged to home instead of a nursing facility and decreased hospital length of stay after total joint replacement surgery.
2. Danbury Hospital performs approximately 900 joint replacement surgeries each year.
3. The total joint program features a dedicated joint unit, personalized patient guidance and other changes, including allowing patients to wear their own clothing, simulating a normal home schedule, a daily newsletter and group physical therapy programs.
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