Banner Boswell to host Joint Club open house Nov. 9

SUN CITY, Ariz. (Oct. 27, 2009) – Considering a joint replacement? Wondering what your options are? Banner Boswell Medical Center invites you to a free open house of the Joint Club at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9. The Joint Club is a special unit dedicated to the care of patients undergoing total knee or total hip replacements. Patients recover in the golf-themed Joint Club unit in an environment that emphasizes wellness, socialization, and maximizes patient recovery efforts.

Experts from the Joint Club will tour visitors through the unit, the therapy gym and answer questions about joint replacement. Light refreshments will be served.

Joint replacement has helped many people suffering from osteoarthritis achieve a better quality of life, free from pain. Today, more than 400,000 total knee and total hip replacements are performed annually in the United States. More than 1,000 total joint replacement surgeries are performed at Banner Boswell every year, and more than 90 percent of patients are discharged directly to home. The decision to have any type of surgery should be discussed with both your physician and family.

Reservations are encouraged. Please call the Joint Club at (623) 876-5710. The tour will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9 in the Main Lobby at Banner Boswell, 10401 W. Thunderbird Blvd. in Sun City.

About Banner Boswell Medical Center
Banner Boswell Medical Center is a 430-bed, acute-care hospital located in Sun City, Arizona. Founded in 1970, Banner Boswell offers heart services, cancer care, orthopedics, neurosciences, women’s diagnostics, emergency care, and medical and surgical services. Banner Boswell is part of nonprofit Banner Health, the leading provider of health services in the Valley with 22 hospitals throughout the West. For more information about Banner Boswell, visit www.BannerHealth.com/Boswell.

Contact: Lisa Guinn
Phone: (623) 876-5704