Medical Services • Orthopedic Services

Orthopedics is the medical specialty devoted to the body's bones, joints, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves. Whether you require emergency care for joint or muscle pain, strains, sprains or fractures, or more serious surgery, such as hip or knee replacement, Northwest Community Hospital can help you recover quickly and get on with your life.

Expert team of board certified orthopedists

At NCH, our board-certified orthopedic surgeons offer accurate diagnoses with compassionate treatment and outstanding follow-up communications. Inpatient and outpatient services include:

• Sprains and strains
• Total joint replacement of hip and knee
• Emergency care for your orthopedic injuries
• Spinal surgery
• Arthroscopic procedures
• Limb surgery
• Hand surgery
• Foot surgery
• Sports medicine
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation
• Knee replacement surgery

More than just surgery

We also help you with prevention information as well as treatment plans to avoid injuries or to slow the progress of disease. We concentrate on the causes of joint and muscle pain to ensure you get the best treatment available for you.

Continuum of care

Your care before, during and after surgery includes:

• Pre-admission testing (PAT) and thorough surgical orientation prior to your procedure to ensure your questions are answered.
• Free pre-operative instruction class if you're having a total joint replacement—includes planning, preparation, post-anesthesia care, overview of orthopedic unit, adaptive equipments, discharge planning and more. To register, call 847.618.7750.
• NCH area discounted hotel rates for out-of-town patients.
• NCH's Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Team monitors patient outcomes and complications, costs and length of stay, functional outcomes and patient satisfaction with education. You can check our Patient Satisfaction results listed on NCH's Quality Report Card.
• Top nursing care—Only 3% of healthcare organizations across the country have earned Magnet™ status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
• Outpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation programs to meet a wide range of specialized needs, including physical therapy.
• If you need help at home, we can provide experienced and licensed nurses, social workers and therapists to come to your home and work with you. For more information about home healthcare, click here.

To read more about our treatments and therapies, click here.