Blue Cross/Blue Shield Recognizes Ingalls for Exceptional Spine, Knee & Hip Surgeries

(January, 2010) Blue Cross/Blue Shield has recognized Ingalls for its consistently superior orthopedic services by designating the Advanced Orthopedic Institute at Ingalls (AOI) a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and a Blue Distinction Center for Hip and Knee Replacement.

Blue Distinction status is awarded to facilities in the Blue Cross network that meet rigorous, evidence-based selection criteria and have proven to deliver better overall patient outcomes.

“The Blue Distinction designation signals to our community that Ingalls consistently delivers orthopedics care that results in better outcomes for patients,” explains Kurt Johnson, Ingalls president and chief executive officer, said. “Of the nearly three dozen hospitals in Illinois that submitted applications for consideration, only six hospitals were approved, and Ingalls is one of them.”

Leading orthopedic specialists at the AOI provide a full range of diagnostic techniques and treatment options for conditions of the hip, knee, spine, shoulder, foot, ankle and hand. Treatment begins with a thorough diagnosis and education, and continues through recovery and rehabilitation.

Using minimally invasive and arthroscopic procedures wherever possible, orthopedic specialists at Ingalls focus on providing long-term solutions with the quickest recovery through procedures like anterior hip replacement and customized knee replacement.

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