Trillium Health Partners - Mississauga Hospital - Orthopaedic Patient Care Unit

The unit care for patients with bone, muscle and joint health issues and have programs for both inpatients and outpatients, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, surgery, rehabilitation, and education * perform primary and revision total joint replacements of hip, knee and shoulder joints

Pre-operative education classes

• hip and knee surgery patients can sign up for free preoperative education classes to help prepare them for their surgery
• classes are led by an Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapist Assistant
  
  

Pre-operative clinic

• for patients scheduled for joint replacement surgery
• clinic visit is scheduled up to 2 weeks before surgery for patient and family information and education. *anesthesia and medical consults, diagnostic tests (blood work, X-ray, cardiogram), and paperwork are also completed

Post-operative Recovery

• following surgery, inpatients are transferred from Post Anaesthetic Care Unit to the 29-bed Orthopedic Unit (Orthopaedics 1J)
• orthopaedic team provides patient and family-centred care