CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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50 | September/October 2019 S hortly aer his le knee was replaced at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, Bobby Joe Swilley was urged to get up and move. e hospital staff was nice about it – but they were also intent on their mission. ey helped the 74-year-old businessman use a walker to navigate the hallway of the orthopedic unit and showed him how to do basic strengthening exercises. ey showed him how to get out of bed and how to get back in and talked to him about a myriad of other ways to accomplish basic necessities and tasks of life when he was back home. By the time he was released that night, about 11 hours aer he'd been admitted, he not only had a new knee, he was already engaged in the important work of rehabbing his new joint. About a week later, a hospital staffer called to check on his progress. Cape Fear Valley is committed to helping patients succeed aer they undergo knee or hip replacements at its hospitals in Fayetteville and Hoke County. Towards that goal, the health system relies on a program called Race to Recovery, which uses best-care procedures including recovery and rehab areas and specially trained staff who are dedicated to this purpose. at ensures care that's consistent and knowledgeable and that's also being constantly reassessed to see if things can be done better. "We have a great staff that's very experienced," said Kimberly Barriage, coordinator of the Race to Recovery program at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. "We're kind of one big family. We have really good communication between PT (physical therapy), OT (occupational therapy) and the nursing staff." In 2010, e Joint Commission awarded gold seals to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for its healthcare quality in total hip and knee replacements. e commission is a nonprofit A healthy joint BY CATHERINE PRITCHARD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW WONDERLY F E A T U R E The Race to Recovery program at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center records patients' progress with magnetic racecars on a representation of a NASCAR racetrack.