Working Together
St. Joseph Healthcare and DownEast Orthopedics collaborate at the Cathy Gero Orthopedic Center at St. Joseph Hospital to deliver high-caliber, patient-centered coordinated care.
Orthopedics
A Collaborative Care Team
The collaborative care team offers specialized care by expert orthopedics, while receiving several services through the Cathy Gero Orthopedic Center at St. Joseph Healthcare, including:
- Top-quality surgical care with a dedicated St. Joseph anesthesia team
- Hip, knee and shoulder joint replacement
- Private rooms available in most cases
- Conveniently coordinated inpatient and outpatient physical therapy
- Available home care options
- Educational classes for patients anticipating joint replacement
- Patient office evaluations and consultations.
- Treatment of sports related injuries, joint repair and replacement, spinal conditions, hand, wrist and upper extremities.
- An Outpatient Surgical Center for patients whose operations do not require hospitalization.
- Physical and Occupational therapy services.
- X-Ray and Casting services
- Bone Osteoporosis Screenings.
- Hospital care at St. Joseph Healthcare.
A St. Joe’s Orthopedic Team Top 250 Designation
Cathy Gero Orthopedic Center at St. Joseph Healthcare is proud to announce the Orthopedics team has earned the Aetna Institute of Quality (IOQ) Top 250 designation. Performing Best-in-Class Orthopedic Care, Close to Home
The IOQ designation is awarded based on ranking metrics, including:
- Patient Outcomes
- Procedure Volumes
- Quality of Care
- Efficiency and Access to Care
Orthopedic Patient Services
Learn More About Our Homecare Services & Options
We help people remain safely at home and live as independently as possible at home during recover from a surgery or injury.
St. Joseph Homecare