Vidant North Hospital has received re-certification for its Joint Care Center, an acknowledgement of nationally recognized standards for joint care patients.
This marks Vidant North’s third certification since 2017.
Certification is a process through which healthcare organizations demonstrate compliance with national standards.
“This certification highlights Vidant North’s Joint Care Center standing as an outstanding resource in the community and provides the services and treatments nearby, allowing patients the convenience of quality care close to home,” the health system said.
“The Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement certification program is designed to assist health care organizations to provide high quality, comprehensive health care with an emphasis on patient safety,” said Tracy Olesnevich, director of acute care services at Vidant North. “We are pleased to once again receive this recognition of continued excellence in coordinated and comprehensive care for patients receiving joint replacements.”
Since its inception in 2005, the Vidant North Joint Care Center has provided care to patients and has helped them return to previous levels of mobility so that they may continue to enjoy the activities that enhance their lives. “The convenience of having high-quality joint care close to home is key to Vidant’s mission of improving the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina,” the health system said.
During the certification process, Vidant North’s Joint Care Center is evaluated on quality outcomes including patient experience and satisfaction.
Dedicated specifically to joint replacements, Vidant Joint Care gives patients a sense of community by spending time with other patients who are undergoing the same surgeries.
The experiences of comradery between patients in this unit is one of the factors why many choose to return to Vidant Joint Care when they have future joint replacement needs.
“Enhancing patient care is at the forefront of Vidant North’s efforts to meet the mission of improving the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina,” said Jason Harrell, president of Vidant North. “We are proud of this certification and the commitment of our team members across all levels and services to make this a reality.”
