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• Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital Earns Prestigious Recognition for Joint Replacement Program

  Orlando, FL (April 15, 2025) – Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital is proud to announce its joint replacement program has earned the Joint Commission's certification for disease specific care regarding hip and knee replacement. The designation ensures patients are receiving the highest level of care for joint replacement surgery through the latest evidence-based practices and clinical guidelines.

• First total joint replacement completed at new Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute ASC

  Orlando, FL (August 17, 2023) – The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has completed the first direct anterior outpatient total hip replacement at the Eugene Jewett, MD Surgery Center inside its new downtown complex.

• Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital earns Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Recertification by Joint Commission

  Orlando, FL (July 30, 2025) Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital maintains its distinction as the first and only hospital in Central Florida to earn the Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification from the Joint Commission, the nation’s leading accrediting body in health care.

• Knee Replacement Surgery Makes Trip to Italy Possible

  I have always really enjoyed being physically active. I used to play racquetball, water ski, snow ski, snowboard. But over time, I couldn’t enjoy those activities anymore because it was just too much for my knee. When it got to the point where I would have to sit out for two days afterward because of the pain, it just wasn’t worth it. I kept lowering the level of my activities.

• A New Treatment Option for Knee and Hip Replacement

  Your joints are involved in almost every daily activity. For those with osteoarthritis, the condition over time may wear away at your cartilage and cause pain, as bone rubs against bone. Knees and hips are most frequently affected by this condition. When pain medication and other treatments no longer work, you may face the option of joint replacement surgery.

• After Knee Replacement Surgery, 74-Year-Old Says ‘I Feel Young Again’

  “You look so young!” friends exclaimed to Helen Pennacchio after her knee replacement surgery.

• Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute Among the First to Offer Innovative Artificial Intelligence for Hip Replacements

  Orlando, FL (December 5, 2023) – After promising a new level of orthopedic care for patients throughout Central Florida and the Southeast when its new downtown complex opened earlier this year, Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute is delivering on that promise, announcing that it is one of the first in the nation to offer artificial intelligence assistance in hip replacement procedures to optimize patient recovery and mobility following surgery.

• Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital announces advanced total hip and knee replacement certification demonstrating quality and safety

  Orlando, FL (July 25, 2019) – On July 25, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital announced the hospital has received the Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification from The Joint Commission, one of the highest distinctions from the nationally recognized accrediting body. The advanced certification builds on Dr. P. Phillips Hospital’s longstanding approach to delivering quality care and patient safety, and the orthopedic program at the hospital is the first in Orlando to receive the certification.

• Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute now offering free community exercise classes for Parkinson’s patients

  Orlando, FL (September 20, 2023) – Local patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease now have access to free fitness classes tailored to their medical needs, thanks to the Orlando Health Advanced Rehabilitation Institute and grant funding from the Parkinson Association of Central Florida. Patients do not need a physician referral to join the classes.

• Orlando Health Forms Joint Venture with Acadia Healthcare to Expand Behavioral Health Services in the Region

  ORLANDO, Fla. and FRANKLIN, Tenn. (December 1, 2021) – Orlando Health and Acadia Healthcare Company announced today that they have formed a joint venture designed to enhance and expand behavioral health services in the region.