Orthopedics

Trust your orthopedic care to Covenant Health, where your joint health is our top priority.

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Comprehensive Orthopedic Care Services at Covenant Health

Your joints are vital to your overall mobility, health, and well being. Trust your orthopedic care to Covenant Health, where your joint health is our top priority.

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Our Centers

Our joint centers at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center, and Parkwest Medical Center are model programs of excellence in orthopedic care. They are designed exclusively to serve the needs of those needing hip and knee joint replacements.

Our Teams

Our teams of experienced orthopedic surgeons, nurses, clinicians, and therapists work together to stay on top of the latest technological advances and minimally-invasive surgical techniques. It’s our mission to take the best care of you, by offering you the best in cutting-edge orthopedic care, right here in East Tennessee.

In fact, our orthopedic services are so top-notch, they’ve been recognized as a Blue Center of Distinction + for hip and knee replacement surgery.

What Does it Mean to Be a Blue Center of Distinction +? 

Fort Sanders Regional, Methodist and Parkwest Medical Centers are recognized by BlueCross BlueShield as Blue Centers of Distinction + for hip and knee replacement surgery. This acknowledgement means these hospitals consistently provide quality care, treatment expertise, and better overall patient results, while minimizing excessive costs to you.

What Types of Joint Health Services are Offered at Covenant Health Facilities?

Our Knoxville-based family of Covenant Health medical and healthcare facilities are proud to offer a wide range of orthopedic care services to meet all your joint health needs. 

Comprehensive orthopedic care services offered through Covenant Health include—

  • Joint replacement
  • Orthopedic surgery 
  • Orthopedic education for improved patient outcomes 
  • Post-surgical orthopedic therapy
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If you live in East Tennessee and are in need of comprehensive, customized orthopedic services and care—Covenant Health has got you covered. Our healthcare facilities offer you top-quality care for your joints—from consultation, to surgery, education, to recovery. 

Details of Orthopedic Services Offers at Covenant Health Facilities

Covenant Health Joint Centers

Our team of top-quality Covenant Health facilities, ready to provide you with the comprehensive joint care services you need include—

In addition to these fine facilities, other top-notch Covenant Health hospitals, offering you joint replacement surgery capabilities include:

Joint Replacement Surgeries

Covenant Health prides ourselves on offering you a wide variety of joint replacement surgery options. 

Joint replacement surgeries include—

  • Knee joint replacement
  • Hip joint replacement
  • Shoulder joint replacement 

Education to Make Informed Joint Care Decisions

Our joint centers offer a new approach to joint replacement surgery that’s designed to speed and ease recovery for knee and hip patients.

When you trust Covenant Health with your joint replacement surgery needs, you’ll receive comprehensive, individualized care from start to finish—to ensure your recovery is full and complete.

You’ll start your joint replacement journey with a pre-surgery class that explains every detail of your surgery, hospital stay, and rehabilitation services plan.

Next, you’ll meet patients who will recover along with you and provide support.

After your surgery is completed, you’ll meet your dedicated team of physical therapists, clinicians, and occupational therapists—all dedicated to helping you regain your mobility and strength.

Group therapy with your own team will be combined with individualized therapy, created just for you.

By the time you leave the hospital, you’ll be well on your way to a full, complete recovery.

Post-Orthopedic Surgery Therapy

Physical therapy and occupational therapy are instrumental in helping you regain your movement and flexibility after joint replacement surgery.

Covenant Health has therapy centers located throughout the region so convenient, quality rehabilitation services after your surgery are always easily available.

Find the Right Orthopedic Surgeon for You

Experiencing bone or joint problems and looking for a physician who can help get you back to enjoying everyday life? Covenant Health orthopedic services are here to help! 

For more information on our services, call us at 865-541-4500, or visit our search page to connect with one of our exceptional orthopedists online.

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We are committed to improving the quality of life in East Tennessee through better health. In partnership with our generous donors, Covenant’s 10,000+ employees, physicians, and volunteers are providing the very best care for our patients and their families.

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