Northwestern Memorial Named Hip, Knee Center of Excellence

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is being hailed by GE as one of the company’s national centers of excellence for total hip and knee replacement. GE is offering coverage to program eligible members who have total hip or knee replacement surgery at Northwestern Memorial (this includes reduced out of pocket expenses and travel reimbursement).

“Northwestern Memorial is excited to provide high quality orthopaedic care to GE and its health plan members, ” said Terrance Peabody, M.D., chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery at Northwestern Memorial and the Edwin Warner Ryerson professor of orthopaedic surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in the November 21, 2014 news release. “Our joint replacement specialists are nationally recognized leaders for their work in risk stratification, pain management and rehabilitation, and complication prevention. Using innovative techniques and advanced technology, our surgeons are able to help patients with joint pain return to their normal, active lives.”

The agreement opens the way for Northwestern Memorial to offer bundled services for hip and knee replacement at fixed prices for GE and its employees. GE members will receive care from David Manning, M.D. and Matthew Beal, M.D. at the Center for Comprehensive Orthopaedic and Spine Care (CCOSC) in the 259 E. Erie Pavilion, the newest addition to Northwestern Memorial’s downtown Chicago campus. The location offers one stop joint care, including pre-operative appointments, surgery, follow-ups and rehabilitation.

Hannah Alphs Jackson, M.D., M.H.S.A., Program Director of Value-Based Delivery at Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, told OTW, “The GE orthopedic Center of Excellence model steers employees and dependents to facilities, carefully selected by GE based on quality and efficiency of care, for their total joint replacement. It is a wonderful opportunity for partnership between our organizations to transform care delivery.”