Total Joint Replacement at The Queen’s Medical Center

For Patients

Preparing for Surgery

Once your surgery is scheduled, please ensure you follow your surgeon’s specific instructions. Before surgery, you’ll need to:

• Get clearance from your primary care provider (PCP)
• Get clearance from your specialists (if you have any)
• Complete a recent dentist appointment
• Complete an appointment at the Queen’s Pre-Surgery Center
• Attend our Total Joint Replacement Pre-Operative Class
• Choose a “Coach” (family member or friend) to support you before and after surgery

More Helpful Resources:

• Creating a Recovery-Ready Home
• CDC Fall Prevention Guide

What to Expect on Surgery Day

Your Journey:

1. Pre-Op: Your care team prepares you for surgery and answers any last questions.
2. Surgery: Performed in the Main Operating Room or the Same Day Surgery Center.
3. Post-Op: You’ll recover in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) under close monitoring.

For Same-Day (Outpatient) Surgery:

Your Coach will be contacted to join you for physical therapy and discharge instructions.

For an Overnight Stay (if needed):

• You’ll complete physical therapy after surgery and the next morning.
• While at the hospital, you’ll have access to our Physical and Occupational Therapy, Case Management, and Pain & Palliative Care teams.
• Once medically stable and cleared by your surgeon and physical therapy providers, you’ll safely return home.

Arriving for Surgery

Please arrange for someone to drive you to and from the hospital on your surgery day.

For Same-Day (Outpatient) Surgery Patients:

1. From the porte cochere (drop-off & pickup area), turn left and follow signs for Same Day Surgery.
2. Check in with the Same Day Surgery staff.
3. Please have your ID and insurance card ready.

For Main Operating Room Patients:

1. Enter through the hospital’s main entrance.
2. Take the ʻIolani elevators to Level 3 and turn right.
3. Check in with the Same Day Surgery staff.
4. Please have your ID and insurance card ready.