At HealthEast Orthopaedic Care, we understand how orthopaedic pain and injury impacts your life. That's why our experienced team of doctors, nurses, therapists and technicians is dedicated to helping you make a speedy recovery.We'll help you get back your strength and mobility. We have the resources to put you in touch with everything you need to make a strong recovery, from education to surgery, rehabilitation to home care.Orthopaedic Care servicesOrthopaedic Care offers education, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal (muscles and bones) system.Orthopaedic care is the specialty that focuses on the musculoskeletal system. This complex system determines how we move and includes the workings of our bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves. Musculoskeletal conditions include arthritis and osteoporosis.Leader in orthopaedic researchHealthEast Care System has been nationally recognized for its research in orthopaedics. Our community-based hip and knee implant registry was the first in the country.Beginning in 1991 and continuing today, HealthEast has recorded more than 25,000 orthopaedic procedures. HealthEast's orthopaedic surgeons publish and present their registry research data nationally. This ultimately helps improve treatment and recovery for our patients.Advanced certified nursesOur Orthopaedic Care nurses are specially trained to take care of you during and after joint replacement surgery; this includes nurses in the operating room as well as on the orthopaedic inpatient unit. These dedicated nurses are committed to your care and work with you to monitor your progress, assess your responses to treatment, control your pain, and help you meet your individual goals for recovery. Many of our nurses have achieved additional orthopaedic specialty credentials, such as:• Orthopaedic Nurse Certification (ONC) from the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses• Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR) from American Organization of periOperative NursesThe ultimate goal of certification is to create a culture of patient safety and extraordinary care through increased knowledge and a professional commitment to the highest practice standards. Certification benefits the entire health care community, from the patient to the nurse to the employer and hospital administrator.HealthEast Quality InstituteHealthEast created the Quality Institute as a way to ensure we are accountable and responsible for providing high quality care to our patients and the community.Find out how HealthEast and our hospitals score. See our quality measures to find out how we care for people with:• Orthopaedic - hip and knee replacement surgery