St. Bernardine: Ranked #1 in California for overall orthopedic care by HealthGrades® for 2008.

Treating the many bone, joint and orthopedic problems that can occur to any one of any age takes skill. The expert team inside St. Bernardine Medical Center's Orthopedic Services unit treats knee pain, arthritis, osteoporosis, shoulder and hip problems, carpel tunnel syndrome and more. We are skilled in sports medicine as well as in preventative care, and offer physical therapy to restore strength, coordination, balance and over-all function. Occupational therapy helps each patient to achieve independence in self-care and activities of daily living. We also specialize in restoring movement to shoulders, elbows, wrists and hands. St. Bernardine's speech therapy assists patients with disorders ranging from swallowing to articulation and voice disorders.

Sometimes surgery is the best option and the orthopedic surgeons affiliated with St. Bernardine Medical Center are highly skilled and have a tremendous success rate. We are experts in total knee and total hip replacements, and provide everything from multiple joint replacements to arthroscopic procedures in the inpatient and outpatient settings.

It's why, in addition to being #1 in California for orthopedic care, we're also ranked in the top five percent in the country.

A body in motion, stays in motion
To maintain bone and joint health for life, St. Bernardine Medical Center's Orthopedic Services offers education, reconditioning and a complete program that keeps each patient moving freely and easily.

The team of affiliated physicians at St. Bernardine Medical Center are here to help you with almost any type of orthopedic procedure you may need. In fact, these highly-trained, multidisciplinary health care professionals are some of the best around.