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Via Christi Joint Class: Preparing for your procedure
The Via Christi Joint Replacement Center offers a one-hour joint class to help patients prepare for their upcoming procedure. Please contact the Pre-Admission Clinic at the hospital you plan to have surgery at to confirm your reservation today.
Via Christi Hospital on Harry: 316-689-5222
Via Christi Hospital on St. Francis: 316-268-8088
Via Christi Hospital on St Teresa: 316-796-7520
Joint Class agenda
Preparing for surgery
- Visit with your family doctor
- Contact your insurance company
- Choose a coach
- What to bring with you to the hospital
- Pre-surgery checklist
- Prepare your home
Joint replacement surgery
- Arriving at the hospital
- In the operating room
- In the recovery room
During your hospital stay
- Getting settled
- Careplan goals
- Pain management
- Preventing blood clots and pneumonia
- Your diet
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Physician responsibilities
- Before you go home
Going home
- Caring for yourself at home
- Pain and medication
- Your incision
- Special instructions
- Home exercises
- Preventing blood clots at home
- Activities of daily living
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