Center for Hip & Knee

History

The Center for Hip and Knee Surgery (JRSI South Campus)

The JRSI South campus hospital (Kendrick Memorial Hospital, now called St. Francis Hospital in Mooresville) was originally a colon-rectal hospital until The Center for Hip and Knee Surgery (CHKS) was added in 1986. The primary reasons for developing the CHKS were twofold. (1) To improve patient care and (2) reduce cost. Both of the original goals have been successful.

The development of The Center for Hip and Knee Surgery has allowed the surgeons here to work diligently at patient care and research associated with the advancements of total joint replacement. Over 1,000 joint replacements are performed every year at the CenterHipKneeSurgery We have state of the art operating rooms with special air flow systems that markedly reduce infection after surgery.

Over the last 13 years we have developed into a comprehensive Orthopedic Surgery practice which includes General Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, and care of Trauma. The first patient who underwent total joint replacement at the CHKS was in July of 1986. The Center for Hip and Knee Surgery has been in the top 5% of Joint Replacement Centers in the United States for each of the past 5 years and has been the #1 ranked Joint Replacement Center in Indiana two years in a row.

The St. Vincent (JRSI North Campus) Center for Joint Replacement

The JRSI North campus hospital is St. Vincent Hospital at 86th Street. One of the oldest and most respected hospitals in Indiana, St. Vincent Hospital has a long history rich in successful and safe patient care.

Joint replacement at St. Vincent has been helping patients regain mobility with new hips and knees for almost 30 years. The St. Vincent Hospital Center for Joint Replacement was established in 2000 to bring together physicians dedicated to specialty care and excellence in hip and knee replacement. Our dedicated center offers state-of-the-art surgical suites, standardized protocols, streamlined registration, an enhanced education program and a focus on research � all designed to improve joint replacement outcomes.

We are committed to providing the best information to patients and their families so they can make well informed decisions; improving patient satisfaction and outcomes; helping patients set reasonable goals for rehabilitation; taking part in research efforts that will enhance joint replacement procedures for future patients. Our ultimate goal is improving your patients' mobility and improving quality of life.

In 2001, Orthopedic Network News named St. Vincent as the 6th highest volume hospital in the United States for providing Medicare "fee for service" joint replacement procedures in 2000. In 2004, St. Vincent Center for Joint Replacement was awarded the Gold Seal of Approval by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We were the first total joint program in the state of Indiana to receive this honor.