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When:
Tuesday, June 14,
6 p.m.
Where:
Pacific Surgical
Institute, 625 Ninth Ave.,
Longview, WA
Info:
Join Orthopedic
Surgeon
William Turner, MD,
with Longview Orthopedic
Associates, for an informative
talk on joint replacement
surgery. Dr. Turner is also
the medical director of
the Joint Replacement
program at PeaceHealth
St. John Medical Center.
Call
360-636-4846
for details.
EVERYONE WHO ASKS
Martha Zimmerman
about her health or hip replacement gets to listen
to her share about the amazing care she had at
PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center. Over the
years, she’s had several surgeries, and her recent hip
replacement surgery was the very best.
Although she has never had a negative experience
at PeaceHealth St. John, for Martha the most notable
improvement has been the relationship between
the nurses and the certified nursing assistants. They
worked as a seamless care team to meet her needs.
They made her feel that her comfort was their
priority and that it was more important than their
titles. Martha shares that even her meeting with
the anesthesiologist and subsequent anesthesia
experience was remarkable.
Martha’s surgeon, Jon Kretzler, MD, also provided
excellent care, and she’s completely pain-free after
her hip replacement surgery. Of course, Martha
was a good patient and did her part, using a gym to
H I P R E P L A C E M E N T
Life’s better
than ever
strengthen her hip muscles before surgery; following
the physical therapist’s instructions daily during her
recovery; and, as soon as Dr. Kretzler released her to
do so, returning to the gym to work with a trainer who
understands hip replacements.
Martha is very appreciative of the wonderful care
she received from Dr. Kretzler, the anesthesiologist,
the nurses, and the certified nursing assistants.
Today Martha is completely pain-free. She has
more energy and stamina than before her hip pain
Jon Kretzler, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
Longview Orthopedic
Associates
625 Ninth Ave.
Longview, WA
360-501-3400
began. She says, “Chronic pain changed my life, and
hip replacement and exercise gave it back to me—
and more!”
Thinking
about joint
replacement?
P A T I E N T P R O F I L E
Martha Zimmerman can exercise pain-free after hip replacement surgery.
SJL
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