Orthopedics
Phelps' board certified surgeons are experienced in complex spine surgery, sports medicine, and total joint replacements (specializing in hips and knees).
Individuals with arthritis or other degenerative conditions that cause progressively intense pain in hips or knees may consider joint replacement surgery. The joint replacement team at Phelps has performed more successful hip and knee replacements than any other in the Hudson Valley region, helping hundreds of people regain quality of life.
Post-surgical rehabilitation takes place in Phelps' Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, adjacent to the surgical floor, enabling continued monitoring by the surgeon throughout rehabilitation. The Rehab Unit's Board Certified Physical Medicine physicians, therapists, and nurses design specifically tailored therapy programs for each individual patient.
Orthopedics has long been a specialty at Phelps. Its highly skilled surgeons in combination with a stellar support staff produce great results. One of the top surgeons is Dr. J. Robert Seebacher, a specialist in joint replacement.
Among the devoted patients of Dr. Seebacher are the Maryknoll Missionaries, whose world headquarters are in Ossining. The missionaries go out to work in remote regions for up to five years at a time, walking for miles, climbing steep mountains, and crossing through deserts and jungles.
They put more wear and tear on their joints than the average American; as a result they have a greater need for hip and knee replacement.
Some 50 missionaries have had hip or knee surgery performed by Dr. Seebacher, and all of them have returned to their field work."The missionaries are remarkable," says Dr. Seebacher. "They never retire."
Dr. Seebacher attributes much of his success in treating the missionaries and all of his patients to the Phelps hospital staff - the skilled operating room team, the dedicated nurses who care for the patients after surgery in a special wing of the hospital, and the superb rehabilitation specialists responsible for bringing patients back to normal activities in record time.