Women's Choice Award - Orthopeadics
St. Vincent’s Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Hospitals for Orthopaedics by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare.

The award signifies that St. Vincent’s Medical Center is in the top 4,542 U.S. hospitals offering orthopedics services.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center is one of 455 award recipients representing the hospitals that have met the highest standards for orthopedics care in the U.S. by the Women’s Choice Award.

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Melina Pedraza

After a car accident with a tractor trailer in 2019, Melina Pedraza was in pain every day. She had nerve damage and had a tough time walking. When other treatments didn’t help, she opted for spinal surgery, and turned to Dr. Gerard Girasole, co-director of the Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport. Using new 7D radiation-free technology, he was able to perform a time consuming spinal fusion surgery in a short period of time and get pinpoint accuracy. Melina did exceptionally well, and within hours after surgery, she was out of bed and her leg pain was gone.

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as part of a comprehensive program that includes patient education and postoperative physical therapy.

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June 17, 2021

St. Vincent’s Medical Center First in State With Radiation-Free Spinal Navigation System

At the start of the New Year, St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport became the first acute care hospital in [...]

February 25, 2021

Arthritis in Both Knees. Then Two Knee Replacements.

Perfect from the start. Lynn Lamparelli suffered with arthritis until she decided to have both of her knees replaced – [...]

February 25, 2021

How a Total Knee Replacement During COVID Relieved Her Intolerable Pain

Kelli Hannan was in intolerable knee pain at the gym and throughout her day – until she had a total [...]

February 24, 2021

Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute Opening at St. Vincent’s

Hartford HealthCare has opened a new Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute (COI) at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport., bringing together more [...]

October 08, 2020

How This Spine-Surgery Patient Avoided Pain Meds

No pain pills post-surgery? It’s possible with a revolutionary pain management program that uses nerve-blocking to mitigate pain and reduce [...]

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Patient Pre-Op Classes & Education

The Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute offers online versions of its Joint Replacement and Spine Surgery pre-op classes. These online classes are a convenient option for those patients who are unable to attend the in-person sessions.

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