Charlotte Regional Medical Center in Punta Gorda, Fla., has opened a Spine Academy, a program designed to improve outcomes and the patient experience for those undergoing spine surgery.
Patients, or "students," who go through the Spine Academy are given a comprehensive guidebook that explains their upcoming surgery and a list of activities, including pre-operative strengthening exercises that they need to begin prior to surgery. This guidebook also serves as a clinical diary that the patient brings to the pre-operative class, to all appointments and to the hospital.
The academy also requires students engage with coaches and meet with Spine Academy surgeons on an annual basis after their discharge.
Patients, or "students," who go through the Spine Academy are given a comprehensive guidebook that explains their upcoming surgery and a list of activities, including pre-operative strengthening exercises that they need to begin prior to surgery. This guidebook also serves as a clinical diary that the patient brings to the pre-operative class, to all appointments and to the hospital.
The academy also requires students engage with coaches and meet with Spine Academy surgeons on an annual basis after their discharge.
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