The hospital received certification for these procedures from the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. John Masonis, MD, a specialist at OrthoCarolina, sponsored the accreditation effort. In 2009, the hospital physicians performed 628 successful total knee replacements and 425 successful total hip replacements.
Read the release about the CMC-Mercy certification.
Read more coverage on total knee and hip replacement:
– Study: SSI More Likely for Total Knee or Hip Replacement Patients Receiving General Anesthesia
– Dr. Boyd Haynes: Q&A About Virginia’s First Outpatient Total Knee Replacement
– Study: Total Knee and Hip Replacement Patients Lose Weight, BMI Post Surgery
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