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Dignity Health Orthopaedics Sitting, Standing, Walking, Running When simple pleasures of an active lifestyle become difficult or impossible, when neck or back pain keep you from enjoying your life, it may be time for surgery. Most episodes of joint, neck or back pain can be temporary resulting from stress of muscles and ligaments. Often times a combination of ice, heat, diet and exercise or stretching can improve your condition. However, chronic pain could be a sign of something more serious. If this is the case, you may need to see an orthopaedic or neurology specialist; you may need surgery. Choose the Healthgrades nationally recognized specialists of the Dignity Health North State hospitals. Dedicated Hospitals, Dedicated People Within the three Dignity Health Hospitals of the North State, we have dedicated orthopaedic and neurology provider teams to care for our patients. All three hospitals provide dedicated orthopaedic registered and specially trained physical therapists and staff. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta offers procedure-specific education and support, while Mercy Medical Center Redding provides a Joint and Spine Camp through its Center for Joint and Spine Care. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff provides compassionate patient care in an all private room setting, and all three hospitals offer state-of-the-art orthopaedic surgical equipment allowing for many minimally invasive procedures. A Healthier Happier You The Dignity Health Hospitals of the North State provide compassionate, patient-family centered care. Our multidisciplinary team and first-class surgeons offer a comprehensive range of www.mercy.org services. Many of our procedures are considered minimally invasive which offers a variety of benefits, including: • Reduced post-operative time • Decreased blood loss • Fewer post operative hip dislocations, earlier return of knee motion • Reduced pain • Reduction in length of stay in the hospital • Faster recovery-sooner return to daily activities Experience You Can Trust The Dignity Health Hospitals of the North State work with experienced surgeons who treat patients on both an elective basis and when an unexpected emergency occurs. We operate under an advanced practice model of care that includes a physician's assistant to help patients throughout their experience with us. While not all procedures are offered at every campus, our care provider teams offer superior support. Common orthopaedic and neurosurgery repair and replacement procedures include: • Shoulders: tears, repairs and replacement • Knees: tears, repairs and total knee replacement • Hips: repairs and total hip replacement • Neck (cervical spine) • Spine and lower back (lumbar spine) Learn about our clinical quality and patient safety at hospitalcompare.hss.gov and our nationally recognized orthopaedic program at www.healthgrades.com. For a list of our providers call our physician referral service at 888.628.1948. Dignity Health Hospitals in the North State include Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, Mercy Medical Center Redding, and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff. Tehama County Medical Guide - 2013 31

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