Working Together
St. Joseph Healthcare and Bangor’s DownEast Orthopedics work together to provide patients with high-caliber, patient-friendly coordinated care.
Orthopedics
A Collaborative Care Team
The collaborative care team offers specialized care by expert orthopedics, while receiving several services through the St. Joseph Surgery Center, 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
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