NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens expanded its orthopedic department with the opening of a total hip and knee replacement center, the company said Oct. 21.
The expansion's staff consists of 15 providers, including orthopedic surgeons, physician assistants, physical therapists, nurses and other medical professionals. The hospital said it plans to add more physician assistants as well as a rehab physician and an X-ray technologist to the center's staff.
The facility offers services in total knee replacement, total hip replacement with laparoscopic capabilities, hip hemiarthroplasty, arthroscopies of various joints and trauma-related orthopedic procedures.