WellStar Kennestone Hospital’s Knee and Hip Program Recognized

WellStar Kennestone Hospital has been recognized as a Blue Distinction® Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. This designation is awarded to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare, resulting in better overall outcomes for patients who undergo knee and hip replacement procedures.
WellStar Kennestone offers comprehensive inpatient knee and hip replacement services, including total knee replacement, total hip replacement and hip resurfacing.

Being honored with the Blue Distinction® is the result of the outstanding care our Joint Program provides to our patients. We especially want to recognize the members of the Kennestone Hospital Joint Program team:

- Elizabeth Bain

- Tanas Ball

- Richard W. Cohen, M.D.

- Laura Demo Anderson

- Susan Derosa

- Stan Dysart, M.D.

- Randy Ennis

- Kerri Franklin

- Robert Kelly, M.D.

- Libby Kessler

- Sherron Kurtz

- Allen Marsh

- Cathy Miller

- Bruce Miner

- Pooja Mishra

- Mary Peters

- Scott Swayze, M.D.

- Sharon Tumlin

- Kinjal Vakil

- Cecilia Vincent

The application process was a great team effort with James West from Managed Care; Cindy Tingle and Martha Moses from Safety and Quality Services; Dr. Cohen; Allen Marsh from Total Joint; and many others who worked hard to complete the application.

The selection criterion for the Blue Distinction® was developed with input from expert physicians and medical organizations, and includes a thorough evaluation of structure, process and outcome measures.