South County Hospital Orthopedics Center

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Providing expert Orthopedic Care for southern New England and all of Rhode Island

Now with office hours in our Medical & Wellness Center in East Greenwich

401 788-1700

South County Hospital's Orthopedics Center is a partnership of South County Hospital, South County Orthopedics, and VNS Home Health Services dedicated to delivering excellence in orthopedics and sports medicine for southern New England and Rhode Island. As a patient, you are at the center of every phase of treatment, ensuring that your experience is as smooth, coordinated, and seamless as possible.

The Physicians and Physician Assistants of South County Orthopedics

Our goal is to ease your pain and restore your mobility.

The Orthopedics Center's team of Board-Certified surgeons brings extensive experience to every procedure, as well as a record of superior outcomes. Registered nurses and caregivers with advanced training in orthopedics complement the physicians' expertise.

South County Hospital has been recognized by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement -- a designation awarded to facilities demonstrating better care and overall outcomes for patients who have undergone knee or hip replacement procedures.

Comprehensive Orthopedic Services

• Complete range of state-of-the-art care for joint replacement, fracture, or osteoarthritis
• Total replacement of all major joints
• Hip resurfacing
• Sports medicine
• Carpal tunnel procedures
• Tendon and ligament care
• Arthroscopic procedures on all major joints and for muscle, tendon, nerve, and cartilage damage
• Pre-operative education classes
• Pre- and post- surgery home care available through VNS Home Health Services

The Latest Surgical Techniques and Technological Advances

• MAKOplasty® -- a surgeon guided, robotic arm-assisted advance for knee-resurfacing and total hip replacement. Only hospital in Rhode Island with MAKO® technology – more than 1,600 procedures performed. Clinical data confirms significant advantages of using MAKO® technology.
• First in Rhode Island to offer the innovative, FDA-approved Birmingham Hip Resurfacing™ System, providing an important alternative to a total hip replacement procedure
• First in Rhode Island to offer the Zimmer® Gender Solutions™ Knee, the first knee replacement designed expressly for women
• Innovative, nickel-free Oxinium™ implants, for patients with metal allergies
• Computer-assited, image-guided total knee and hip replacement procedures, using VectorVision technology -- a global positioning system for the body that ensures unprecedented accuracy, superior outcomes, and less postoperative pain

Better Care by Design

• Designated as a UnitedHealth Premium® Total Joint Replacement specialty center in recognition of the quality care provided in its Orthopedics Center. The Hospital was given a three star rating, the insurance company’s highest designation.

• Seamless, coordinated care from the doctor's office, to pre-surgery preparations, hospitalization, follow-up care planning and in-home care

• Highly respected, expert surgeons, nurses, and therapists committed to an optimal patient-centered experience
• In-patient care unit with private rooms, all with full bath and ample space for post-op physical and occupational therapy
• Comfortable family waiting and consultation rooms
• Extra-wide hallways to facilitate ambulation therapy
• Patient and family education center with Internet access
• Electronic medical records access for staff

A Record of Firsts

• South County Hospital is the first hospital in the state to offer MAKOplasty®.
• South County Orthopedics & PT physicians were the first group in the state to implement computer-navigation-assisted joint replacement, to offer the gender-specific knee implant and to feature hip resurfacing.
• The South County Hospital Orthopedics Center earned a Blue Distinction® designation in recognition of better care and overall outcome for knee and hip replacement patients -- a testament to the skill and expertise of these surgeons.

For more information, call The South County Hospital Orthopedics Center at 401 788-1700 or download our brochure. To schedule a consultation with one of orthopedic physicians call 401 789-1422.