What goes up must come down:

Surgery center enters new era of care

The original Center for Hip & Knee Surgery building has been demolished in the wake of the Center’s move into a brand new building earlier this summer. (See related blog below.)

The Center was founded in 1986 by Dr. Merrill Ritter and was the fist center in Indiana to specialize in joint replacement surgery.

The Center performs nearly 2,000 joint replacements each year and is recognized as a leader in joint replacement surgery, treating patients from all over Indiana, the Midwest and the nation. The Center has performed more than 23,000 joint replacements over the past 20 years and instructed hundreds of surgeons in the latest techniques and methods for implantation of joint implants.

The Center is ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery for the second year in a row by HealthGrades, the leading healthcare ratings service. HealthGrades reviews more than 5,000 hospitals throughout the United States and ranks those medical facilities using Medicare data and quality measures, such as complication rates. It also ranked in the top 5 percent in the nation for joint surgery and have been a 5-star rated hospital for joint care for the last eight consecutive years.

In addition, there are only five members of the Knee Society in the State of Indiana, and all five practice at the Center for Hip and Knee Surgery. Only three members of the Hip Society practice in Indiana, two of them at the Center for Hip and Knee surgery. Both these societies include only a select group of approximately the top 100 surgeons in the United States in their respective fields.