Placentia-Linda Hospital offers comprehensive knee and hip replacement services. "Blue Distinction Centers set themselves apart by adhering to best practices in patient safety and surgical care and producing consistently strong outcomes with fewer complications,” says Michael-Anne Browne, MD, medical director for quality at Blue Shield of California. “Blue Shield of California is pleased to recognize the superior care that this hospital and physicians deliver."

Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement demonstrate their commitment to quality care, resulting in better overall outcomes for knee and hip replacement care.  Placentia-Linda Hospital meets evidence-based clinical criteria, developed in collaboration with a panel of expert physicians and medical organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons and is subject to periodic re-evaluation as criteria continue to evolve.

To be designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, the following types of criteria were evaluated.  More information on selection criteria is available on www.bcbs.com:

• Established acute care inpatient facility, including intensive care, emergency care, and a full range of patient support services with full accreditation by a CMS-deemed national accreditation organization
• Experience and training of program surgeons, including case volume
• Quality management programs, including surgical checklists as well as tracking and evaluation of clinical outcomes and process of care
• Multi-disciplinary clinical pathways and teams to coordinate and streamline care, including transitions of care
• Shared decision making and preoperative patient education

Blue Distinction is a designation awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare in the areas of bariatric surgery, cardiac care, complex and rare cancers, knee and hip replacement, spine surgery and transplants. The program is part of The Blues^® efforts to collaborate with physicians and medical facilities to improve the overall quality and safety of specialty care.  

The additional Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement designations will bring the national number of Blue Distinction designations to more than 1,600—and this number is expected to increase in the coming years.

Note:  Designation as Blue Distinction Centers means these facilities' overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians' and leading professional organizations’  recommendations.  Individual outcomes may vary.  To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call your local Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plan.

Placentia-Linda Hospital, part of Tenet California, is a 114-bed acute care hospital located at 1301 N. Rose Drive in Placentia.  Established in 1972, we have been proudly serving our community with compassionate and professional care.  We want our guests to always be 100% satisfied, while receiving the best possible quality care and customer service. 

Our specialties include a 24-hour emergency department, G.I. Center, orthopedic and joint replacement services, general surgery, minimally invasive surgery, bariatrics, spine center and premier outpatient imaging center with Open High Field MRI, Digital Mammography and Bone Densitometry             

Placentia-Linda Hospital has also been recognized with the “Gold Award” two years in a row by the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines^SM (GWTG) program for our performance in treating heart failure patients.  Placentia-Linda Hospital is also a Blue Shield Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.  We also rank above the national average for various other quality measures.

Placentia-Linda is also fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  

To learn more about Placentia-Linda Hospital, we invite you to please visit our web site at www.placentialinda.com or call us at (714) 993-2000.