METHUEN, MA - Orthopedic Surgeon Steven J. Andriola, MD will present a seminar on the role of Mako™ robotic-arm assisted knee and hip replacement surgery on November 6, 2018, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the ground-floor auditorium at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen.

Dr. Andriola will explain how this computer-assisted procedure is used to treat knee and hip pain, the conservative and surgical treatments for osteoarthritis, and the advantages of the different surgical approaches for knee and hip pain.

This presentation is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.

Holy Family Hospital, which is home to the most experienced team of Mako™ surgeons in the region, is the first hospital in Massachusetts to earn Advanced Certification for Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery from The Joint Commission, the premier health care quality improvement and accrediting body in the nation. Holy Family Hospital is also nationally recognized by BlueCross and BlueShield of Massachusetts as a Blue Distinction Center® Plus for excellence in hip and knee replacements.

Holy Family Hospital is located at 70 East St. in Methuen, MA. For more information about Dr. Andriola’s seminar, or to register, please email [email protected] or call George at 978-687-0151, ext. 4697.

About Holy Family Hospital
Holy Family Hospital is one of only 44 hospitals nationwide to earn the 2017 Top General Hospital Award from The Leapfrog Group, and is the only hospital in the Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire to earn this distinction for performance on national standards of quality and safety. Holy Family Hospital is a 385-bed acute-care hospital with three campuses: Holy Family Hospital – Methuen, Holy Family Hospital- Haverhill and Andover Surgery Center. Both full-service hospital locations provide comprehensive inpatient, outpatient and 24/7 emergency services to the greater Merrimack Valley and southern New Hampshire. Holy Family Hospital, the proud recipient of the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission and the Leapfrog Group “A” Hospital Safety Grade, is the first hospital in Massachusetts to earn Advanced Certification in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery by The Joint Commission, and is Nationally Recognized by BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts as a Blue Distinction Center® Plus for excellence in hip and knee replacements and as a Blue Distinction Center® for Spine Surgery. Our Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center has been named a Center of Excellence six years in a row by Healogics. The hospital’s strengths include orthopedic care, cancer care, neurology/neurosurgery, general surgery, thoracic and pulmonary care, urologic surgery, ENT surgery, wound care and hyperbaric medicine, maternity care, and behavioral medicine.  Holy Family Hospital is part of Steward Health Care, a fully integrated national health care services organization committed to providing the highest quality of care in the communities where our patients live. Steward operates 36 community hospitals in ten states that employ approximately 37,000 people and regularly receives top awards for quality and safety. The Steward network includes more than 26 urgent care centers, 42 preferred skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,300 beds under management, and more than 1.1 million covered lives through the company’s managed care and health insurance services.

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