Total Joint Replacement
Your total joint replacement journey is part of Brockville General's Bundled Care.
If you’re scheduled for a total joint replacement, you will need to attend an educational physiotherapy class. We will give you recovery information and instructions, including exercises, during these classes.
Resources for your total joint replacement journey can be found on this page
Your total joint replacement team
A variety of health care professionals may be involved in your care from your first appointment to your last. These professionals may include: orthopaedic surgeon, nurses, advance care physiotherapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, Ontario Health atHome Care Coordinator, and your primary care provider.
Patient Resources
We want to hear from you!
To help us have a better understanding of your health journey before and after your surgery, we ask patients having an elective hip and/or knee replacement surgery to complete a survey. This standardized survey measures your health outcomes in areas such as general health and quality of life (e.g. symptoms, daily functioning, and physical and mental health).
If you have questions about when and/or if you need to complete the survey, please speak with your healthcare team during your next appointment.
Bundled Care
About Bundled Care
In 2015, the Ministry of Health (MOH) introduced a new funding model to aid with Total Joint Replacements (TJR). This new integrated funding model was designed as a way to continue towards the development of an Ontario health system with a goal of ‘putting patients first’.
Their vision was to promote greater integration in health care dealings and streamline the process of TJR with the overall goals of delivering high quality and efficient care while improving patient outcomes and experiences. This new pathway allows for seamless transition between types of care thereby creating less confusion for the patient and their family. It is the same team working with you from the very start all the way to the end.
Beginning in the fall of 2020, the Brockville General Hospital will be providing Bundled Care for elective hip and knee replacements. This single payment method will cover the cost of all needs for each patient, from surgery to discharge.
This new model will help integration of care between individual hospitals and the communities with which they serve. The BGH will be responsible for ensuring all payments to qualifying partner and non-partner organizations that offer care related to recovery and rehabilitation following an elective hip or knee replacement. This single payment will cover inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitative services.
Brockville General Hospital has been approved by the MOH to participate in this Bundled Care expansion and our team is excited to continue working with you, the patient, to make this experience the best it can possibly be.