{"id":278562,"date":"2025-10-02T19:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T19:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=278562"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:58:20","slug":"expert-knee-and-hip-care","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/expert-knee-and-hip-care\/","title":{"rendered":"O Charlton Memorial Hospital obt\u00e9m a designa\u00e7\u00e3o Blue Distinction\u00ae Center+ para cuidados especializados em cirurgias de substitui\u00e7\u00e3o do joelho e da anca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>O Charlton Memorial Hospital da Southcoast Health foi designado como um Blue Distinction\u00ae Center+ para Substitui\u00e7\u00f5es de Joelho e Anca pela Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Os Centros de Distin\u00e7\u00e3o Azul s\u00e3o instala\u00e7\u00f5es de cuidados de sa\u00fade reconhecidas a n\u00edvel nacional, conhecidas pelos seus cuidados de elevada qualidade e seguran\u00e7a dos doentes. Para obter este reconhecimento, t\u00eam de cumprir crit\u00e9rios rigorosos definidos pelo programa Blue Distinction Specialty Care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Os nossos pacientes merecem os melhores cuidados poss\u00edveis e esta conquista confirma que t\u00eam acesso local a cuidados ortop\u00e9dicos de alta qualidade e reconhecidos a n\u00edvel nacional, aqui mesmo na Southcoast Health\", afirmou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/doctors\/michael-langworthy-md\/\"><strong>Michael Langworthy, MD, Chefe de Ortopedia<\/strong><\/a> da Southcoast Health. \"Representa tamb\u00e9m a compet\u00eancia, dedica\u00e7\u00e3o e colabora\u00e7\u00e3o excepcionais de toda a nossa equipa de ortopedia. Estou orgulhoso de tudo o que fazem para prestar os melhores cuidados e servi\u00e7os, juntamente com os tratamentos e inova\u00e7\u00f5es mais avan\u00e7ados, incluindo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/1000-robotic-surgery-procedures\/\">cirurgia rob\u00f3tica<\/a> ofertas, aos nossos doentes\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atualmente, a Southcoast Health Orthopedics realiza mais de 1.000 cirurgias de substitui\u00e7\u00e3o do joelho e da anca por ano, sendo que mais de 90 por cento dos pacientes electivos t\u00eam alta diretamente para casa para recupera\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing recognized as a Blue Distinction Center+ is an incredible honor that highlights the expertise our teams provide every day at Southcoast Health,\u201d said David McCready, President and CEO of Southcoast Health. \u201cIt reinforces our commitment to delivering exceptional care, quality and service to our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Os hospitais designados como Blue Distinction Centers+ for Knee and Hip Replacements demonstram experi\u00eancia em cirurgias de substitui\u00e7\u00e3o total do joelho e da anca, o que resulta em menos complica\u00e7\u00f5es para os doentes e readmiss\u00f5es hospitalares. Os hospitais designados devem tamb\u00e9m manter a acredita\u00e7\u00e3o nacional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al\u00e9m disso, a Southcoast Health recebeu o reconhecimento do programa Blue Distinction Specialty Care pelos seguintes servi\u00e7os:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Centro de Distin\u00e7\u00e3o Azul\u00ae para <strong>Cirurgia bari\u00e1trica<\/strong> nos Hospitais Charlton Memorial e Tobey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Distinction\u00ae Center+ para <strong>Cuidados card\u00edacos<\/strong> no Charlton Memorial Hospital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Distinction\u00ae Center+ para <strong>Cuidados de maternidade<\/strong> no Charlton Memorial e no St. Luke's Hospitals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Centro de Distin\u00e7\u00e3o Azul\u00ae para <strong>Cirurgia da coluna vertebral <\/strong>no Charlton Memorial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Distinction\u00ae Center+ para <strong>Cirurgia da coluna vertebral<\/strong> no St. Luke's Hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Desde 2006, o programa Blue Distinction Specialty Care tem ajudado os doentes a encontrar prestadores de qualidade para as suas necessidades de cuidados especializados nas \u00e1reas da cirurgia bari\u00e1trica, cuidados card\u00edacos, cancros complexos e raros, pr\u00f3teses do joelho e da anca, cuidados de maternidade, cirurgia da coluna vertebral e transplantes, ao mesmo tempo que incentiva os profissionais de sa\u00fade a melhorar os cuidados que prestam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Para obter mais informa\u00e7\u00f5es sobre a Southcoast Health Orthopedics, visite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/orthopedics\/\">www.southcoast.org\/services\/orthopedics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":278565,"template":"","categories":[1233,1464],"class_list":["post-278562","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-and-achievements","category-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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