Beebe Orthopedic Services

Orthopaedic Services at Beebe
National Study Ranks Beebe Medical Center #1 in Delaware for Overall Orthopedics and Best on the Delmarva Peninsula for Overall Orthopedics

Orthopaedic Overview|Patient Care Information|Our Orthopaedic Team
Preparing for Surgery|2011 HealthGrades Rankings

Beebe Medical Center's James P. Marvel, Jr Orthopaedic Unit provides comprehensive orthopaedic services and programs designed to treat injuries and conditions affecting bones, muscles, and joints. Arthritis, sports injuries, and back pain are common reasons for seeking help from an orthopaedic surgeon. The orthopaedic surgeons at Beebe Medical Center are highly qualified to treat a wide range of orthopaedic problems.

Whether it's the wear and tear of time or an injury, you want to get going. We can help get you moving again. Orthopaedic care from diagnosis through treatment to rehabilitation is part of Beebe's commitment to providing the highest standard of healthcare to every member of our community.


An Expert Orthopaedic Team
Beebe Orthopedic Team Meeting

Each morning, in a multidisciplinary team meeting, care is discussed for each total joint replacement patient. Nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, case management, and discharge planning meet to plan the patient's day.

Eight Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeons are members of the Beebe Medical Staff. Together they bring expertise to the community in a variety of orthopaedic procedures, including joint and skeletal repairs, surgeries, knee and hip replacement, and spinal surgery.

A specialized surgical team at Beebe works with the surgeon. Following joint replacement surgery, the nurses, physical therapists, and occupational therapists work as a team with case managers and home health professionals to make sure that patients have a successful recovery.

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Award-winning Orthopaedic Care

Beebe Medical Center Ranks in Top 5% of U.S. Hospitals
for Overall Orthopedics

HealthGrades logoFor the fifth year in a row (2007–2011), HealthGrades®, the leading independent healthcare ratings company, ranked Beebe Medical Center one of the best hospitals in the nation for the quality of its orthopedic care, resulting in the HealthGrades Orthopedic Excellence Award®.

For 2011, HealthGrades ranked Beebe Medical Center among the Top 5% of all hospitals in the nation for overall orthopedics. For the fifth year in a row, it has ranked Beebe Medical Center No. 1 in Delaware for Overall Orthopedics, and Best on the Delmarva Peninsula for Overall Orthopedics.

Beebe Medical Center also received 5-star ratings from the rating company for overall orthopedics, joint replacement, and spine surgery. According to HealthGrades, patients treated at 5-star hospitals are 47% less likely to have complications.

A summary of Beebe's HealthGrades awards:

  • Recipient of the HealthGrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award®
    five years in a row (2007–2011)
  • HealthGrades 2011 Joint Replacement Excellence Award™
  • HealthGrades 2011 Spine Surgery Excellence Award™
  • 5-star rated for Overall Orthopedics
  • 5-star rated for Total Knee Replacement
  • 5-star rated for Total Hip Replacement
  • 5-star rated for Hip and Fracture Repair
  • 5-star rated for Back and Neck Surgery
  • 5-star rated for Spinal Fusion Surgery

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Satisfied Patients
Orthopedic Double knee replacement patient Sue Cisick"Beebe Orthopaedics has given me renewed energy in retirement."
—Elaine Simmerman

Lewes, Delaware, resident, Elaine Simmerman's passion for historic preservation helped restore the Lightship Overfalls in Lewes. Elaine also actively volunteers on behalf of children. She had both hips replaced at Beebe Medical Center.

Orthopedic Total Joint Replacement Patient Ann Chambers"Beebe Orthopedics let me do the things I was no longer able to do."
—John McClelland

Lewes, Delaware, resident John McClelland, dockmaster at Lewes Yacht Club, retired Cape Henlopen High School teacher, and former captain of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol, had both knees replaced at Beebe Medical Center.

Orthopedic Double knee replacement patient Sue Cisick"Thanks to Beebe, I can drive again. I'm sorry I waited so long to have this surgery done."
—Sue Cisick

Double-knee replacement patient Sue Cisick can now drive to Pennsylvania to visit her grandchildren and get back to living her life the way she wants to. Beebe is among the best in the country because of the continuum of care our patients receive, including pre-operative education, surgical team, post-operative nursing, and physical therapy following surgery.

Orthopedic Total Joint Replacement Patient Ann Chambers"I was very pleased with my care. It was a good experience."
—Ann Chambers

Milton, Delaware, resident Ann Chambers, an orthopaedic patient and longtime Beebe Medical Center volunteer had a total knee replacement in December 2008.


Convenient Rehab Locations

Beebe Medical Center outpatient physical rehabilitation and imaging services located in Rehoboth Beach, Georgetown, Millville, and Millsboro support Orthopaedic Services located in the hospital. Physical Therapy services in Millville, for example, offer patients a convenient location to continue with physical and occupational therapies following surgery.

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Interested in orthopaedic care at Beebe?

To learn more, contact your primary care physician, or one of
Beebe's orthopaedic surgeons.