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Our "Total joint experience" helps joint replacement patients like Gina C., Southport.Gina C. Southport outside, playing golf on a golf field.
Our "Total joint experience" helps joint replacement patients like Gina C., Southport.
Gina C. Southport outside, playing golf on a golf field.

Joint Replacement


Total Joint Experience


Our expert doctors, nurses, and other professionals thank you for considering Dosher Memorial Hospital for your hip, knee, or shoulder replacement.

Our goal is to prepare you for this experience and help you set expectations for a speedy recovery. We strive to make your experience as pleasant as possible. We believe an educated patient will recover quicker and get back to normal life activities. So, we're now holding patient education sessions at the hospital several afternoons per month. Please check our event calendar for listings entitled "The Total Joint Experience."

The class will help patients know what to expect in several aspects of care:

Preparing for surgery
The day before surgery
The day of surgery, including pain management
Post-op
Discharge from the hospital

For more information, call our nurse navigator for total joint replacements at 910-454-1216.

Physician Panel



Thomas B. Kelso, MD, PhD


Eric Lescault, DO


Michael Marushack, MD