Joint Camp
The Total Joint Center's comprehensive program includes an educational component called Joint Camp, which may be scheduled for the same day following your Preadmission Surgical Screening (PASS) appointment. Studies have shown that the more knowledgeable total joint replacement patients are about their upcoming surgery, the more successful their rehabilitation process will be.
Joint Camp Class
Your Joint Camp class should be scheduled a few weeks before your surgery. Joint Camps are normally scheduled on Thursday afternoons, and they are held at Washington Regional Medical Center. The class lasts about an hour and a half.
Your Joint Camp class will tell you more about your surgery, anesthesia, physical therapy, what to expect during your hospitalization and things you can do to be prepared for your upcoming joint replacement.
While attending Joint Camp, please plan to meet with a discharge planner/case manager to discuss plans for after discharge from the Total Joint Center.
Please bring a family member or friend with you to Joint Camp. This person will be your "champion” to help you through your surgical and recovery process.
Also, please bring your insurance card, prescription card and all medications you take to Joint Camp.
If you have any questions, please email or call the Total Joint Center during normal business hours. For the safety of our patients and staff, classes may transition to a virtual format as community coronavirus activity necessitates.
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Preadmission Surgical Screening
Prior to your Joint Camp class in the afternoon, you will have a Preadmission Surgical Screening (PASS) appointment in the morning that will provide your surgeon, anesthesiologist and nurses with information about your health prior to surgery. During your PASS appointment, you will have:
- Blood drawn for laboratory analysis
- A urine test
- A nasal swab to check for the presence of a bacteria which some people carry in their noses or on their skin
- An electrocardiogram (EKG) and/or a chest x-ray if needed
Please bring your insurance card, prescription card and all medications you take to your PASS appointment.
Directions
PASS is located on Level 2 of the Medical Center.
- From the parking lot in front of the Medical Center, please enter at the Admissions Entrance.
- Take the elevator to Level 2, where you will find the Surgical Services registration area.
Joint Camp class is located in the Total Joint Center on the fourth floor of the Women and Infants Center of the medical center. To get to the Total Joint Center:
- From the parking garage, after entering the Women and Infants Center, continue down the hallway to the elevators and follow the signs to the Total Joint Center.
- From the parking lot in front of the Medical Center, please use the main entrance and at the main lobby go right. Continue past the Gift Shop to the elevators and follow the signs to the Total Joint Center.
- From PASS, take the elevator back down to Level 1, then go towards the main lobby of the Medical Center. Continue past the Gift Shop to the elevators and follow the signs to the Total Joint Center.
Please let us know in advance if we will need to meet you at an entrance with a wheelchair.
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