{"id":5595,"date":"2016-09-02T18:44:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=5595"},"modified":"2016-09-02T18:44:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T18:44:01","slug":"harlingen-medical-center-recognized-as-high-performer-in-knee-replacement-surgery-in-u-s-news-world-report-best-hospitals-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=5595","title":{"rendered":"Harlingen Medical Center Recognized as \u201cHigh Performer\u201d in Knee Replacement Surgery in U.S. News & World Report \u201cBest Hospitals\u201d Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harlingen Medical Center has been recognized as a high-performing hospital in knee replacement surgery in U.S. News & World Report\u2019s magazine\u2019s 2016-2017 \u201cBest Hospitals\u201d listings.<\/p><\/div>\n

Knee surgery helping many Valley patients with arthritis to walk again \u2013 without pain<\/h3>\n

HARLINGEN<\/strong> — Harlingen Medical Center has been recognized as a high-performing hospital in knee replacement surgery in U.S. News & World Report\u2019s magazine\u2019s 2016-2017 \u201cBest Hospitals\u201d listings.<\/p>\n

The annual national rankings recognized Harlingen Medical Center, an award-winning and nationally-recognized hospital, as the only high-performing hospital in Harlingen in the area of knee replacement.<\/p>\n

The rankings, available online at www.usnews.com\/besthospitals<\/a>, have been published annually by U.S. News for the past 27 years. The latest rankings analyzed data from 4,667 hospitals nationwide.<\/p>\n

In the rankings, only 20% of the hospitals in the nation were rated as \u201chigh performing\u201d, meaning they scored significantly better than the national average in knee replacement surgery, according to U.S. News & World Report.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Jose Cobos serves as an Orthopedic Surgeon at the Orthopedic Center at Harlingen Medical Center, which was recently recognized as a \u201chigh-performer\u201d for knee replacement surgery in U.S. News Media & World Report\u2019s 2016-2017 \u201cBest Hospitals\u201d listings. Photos: HMC<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThis rating for knee replacement reflects our commitment to maintain the highest level of care — and to create a superior overall experience for our patients and their families,\u201d said Brenda Ivory, President and Chief Executive Officer at Harlingen Medical Center.<\/p>\n

Amy Flores, Chief Nursing Officer at Harlingen Medical Center, said the ranking is \u201ca testament to the commitment to excellence of every clinical staff member we have working in The Orthopedic Center at Harlingen Medical Center, our orthopedic surgeons and their advanced surgical treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to meeting and exceeding national standards of care for joint replacement \u2013 and to improving the quality of life for our patients, by relieving pain and restoring activity,\u201d Ms. Flores added.<\/p>\n

Knee replacement surgery can, in many cases, help patients with arthritis and other conditions to be able to walk again without pain. One patient at Harlingen Medical Center said that when she came in for her surgery, all she wanted was for the pain in her knee to go away \u2013 so she could get back to a \u2018normal\u2019 life.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, thank goodness, that\u2019s exactly what happened after surgery,\u201d the patient said. \u201cI\u2019m now enjoying life, with no pain — and I get to run around with my little grand-babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Jose Cobos, an orthopedic surgeon, said patients who have severe knee pain due to damage (or arthritis) to the knee joint, and whose activities and function are limited because of that pain, may be candidates for knee replacement surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese individuals may experience excruciating pain while attempting some form of movement,\u201d Dr. Cobos added.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoint replacement surgery can relieve pain the individual may be experiencing. The surgery allows us to remove the damaged portion of the joint — and replace it with plastic and metal parts. This can help restore normal physical activity to the patient.\u201d<\/p>\n

The U.S. News & World Report rankings also noted that Harlingen Medical Center scored \u201cbest\u201d in survival rates for patients who have knee replacement surgery, as well as \u201cbest\u201d in preventing re-admissions to the hospital after patients are discharged. In addition, Harlingen Medical Center scored \u201cbetter than average\u201d in patients\u2019 overall quality of stay, as well as in reducing the risk of infections and other complications for patients hospitalized after knee replacement surgery.<\/p>\n

The high rankings were the latest honor for the Orthopedic Center at Harlingen Medical Center, which holds a specialty accreditation in knee and hip replacement surgery from the national accrediting agency for healthcare facilities, the Joint Commission. This \u201cGold Seal of Approval\u201d for joint replacement recognizes Harlingen Medical Center for its dedication and expertise in offering the life-restoring surgeries.<\/p>\n

In addition, Harlingen Medical Center has been named one of \u201cAmerica\u2019s 100 Best Hospitals\u201d for orthopedic surgery for three years in a row (2014-2016) by Healthgrades, a national healthcare ratings organization. And most recently, Harlingen Medical Center was recognized as \u201cBest Hospital\u201d and \u201cBest Emergency Room\u201d in the Harlingen area by readers of the Valley Morning Star.<\/p>\n

For more information on knee replacement surgery and other healthcare services in the Rio Grande Valley, please visit www.HarlingenMedicalCenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Knee surgery helping many Valley patients with arthritis to walk again \u2013 without pain HARLINGEN — Harlingen Medical Center has been recognized as a high-performing hospital in knee replacement surgery in U.S. News & World Report\u2019s magazine\u2019s 2016-2017 \u201cBest Hospitals\u201d listings. The annual national rankings recognized Harlingen Medical Center, an award-winning and nationally-recognized hospital, as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-valley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5598,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5595\/revisions\/5598"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}