First in the Southwest.

Plaza Medical Center is the only hospital in the southwestern United States, and one of only three west of the Mississippi River, to have its hip- and knee-replacement and reconstruction programs certified by the Joint Commission.

The Joint Commission is a Chicago-based non-profit organization established in 1951 to help maintain and elevate healthcare-delivery standards throughout the nation. The hospitals to which it grants recognition are the best in the country at what they do.

The Joint Commission’s favorable assessment of Plaza’s joint-replacement program was based on:

• Adherence to consensus-based national standards.
• Effective use of established clinical practice guidelines to manage and optimize care.
• An organized approach to performance measurement and improvement.
• The high volume of procedures performed.