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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to showcase the new Comprehensive Total Joint
Replacement Center. Kings County Hospital
Kings County Hospital
launches Comprehensive Total
Joint Replacement Center
By Nelson A. King
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
on Oct. 21 announced its Comprehensive
Total Joint Replacement Center
to enhance surgical services and
improve the overall quality of life for
patients who suffer from chronic pain
due to arthritis and degenerative joint
disease.
KCH said the center utilizes a multidisciplinary
approach and performs
minimally invasive procedures that
permit patients faster recovery time,
reduction in pain and scarring and
higher success rates compared to traditional
surgeries.
The launch of the center serves as
a milestone in the hospital’s mission
towards technological modernization
and serving the needs of the community
through a necessary practice.
“The Total Joint Replacement Center
at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
addresses the health care needs of
residents in Central Brooklyn,” said the
hospital in a statement. “It provides a
comprehensive service that is vital and
affordable.”
KCH said the center consists of fellowship
trained, board-certified expertlevel
orthopedic surgeons, non-operative
physicians, physician assistants,
nurses, physical therapists and social
workers.
The hospital’s orthopedic surgeons
perform procedures and work with providers
and other specialties to provide
the highest patient experience and
quality care.
“The orthopedic surgeons implemented
an individualized approach to
patient care; they work closely with
patients to develop a comprehensive
care plan that best suits their lifestyle,”
the statement said.
“Everything we do, we do to change
the status quo,” said NYC Health +
Hospitals/Kings County Chief Medical
Officer, Steven Pulitzer. “Our new Total
Joint Replacement Center of Excellence
demonstrates our hospital’s commitment
to patient-centered care and dedication
to the communities we serve in
Brooklyn.”
“We are excited to announce the
opening of our Comprehensive Total
Joint Center,” said NYC Health + Hospitals/
Kings County Director, Comprehensive
Total Joint Center, Dr. Qais
Naziri. “Our hospital’s multidisciplinary
team works together and applies a personalized
patient-centered approach to
restore patients’ activity to help them
regain mobility and function. We are
proud to offer this life-enhancing service
for Brooklyn residents and New
Yorkers at large.”
Conditions treated in the Center
include: Osteoarthritis; Inflammatory
arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis);
post-traumatic osteoarthritis;
osteonecrosis of the hip and knee; hip
dysplasia; traumatic injuries and fractures;
congenital, pediatric, and developmental
hip disorders (congenital dislocation,
perthes and cerebral palsy;
and meniscal injuries.
For more information about surgical
care services and the Comprehensive
Total Joint Replacement Center at NYC
Health + Hospitals/Kings County, call
718-245-2994.