Page 12 - Christiana Care Focus January 2018

EVENTS
NASA ISS scientist and Christiana Care orthopaedics team share insights in bone health
Attendees of the 10th Annual Orthopaedic Symposium, Oct. 28 at Christiana Care,
learned about research opportunities on the International Space Station, where there are 200 experiments in progress at any given time.
Tara Melaine Ruttley, Ph.D., associate program scientist for the International Space Station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, was a special guest speaker for the event, and she encouraged symposium attendees to consider the space station national laboratory for
their research. Dr. Ruttley also toured Christiana Hospital with Brian J. Galinat, M.D., MBA, chair of Christiana Care’s
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and physician leader of the Musculoskeletal Service Line, and learned about the Strong Bones and Safe Steps programs.
According to the 2018 Hospital Quality Rankings by CareChex, a nationally- recognized medical quality rating service, Christiana Care is ranked the No. 3 hospital in the nation for major orthopaedic surgery; the No. 6 hospital in the nation for spinal fusion; the No. 7 hospital in the nation for spinal surgery; and the No. 10 hospital in the nation for joint replacement care. Christiana Care also is ranked by CareChex as the No. 1 hospital in the Philadelphia metropolitan area for major orthopaedic surgery, spinal fusion and spinal surgery.
In addition, Christiana Care is ranked
as a high-performing hospital in orthopaedics by U.S. News & World Report and has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the “100 Best Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopaedic Programs.” This recognition comes on the heels of Christiana Care’s recent ranking by Becker’s as one of the “Best Hospitals for Joint Replacements in all 50 States.”
Dr. Galinat and Dr. Ruttley took part in a wide-ranging discussion that included how research within the space station is helping doctors and scientists to better understand orthopaedics here on Earth.
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NASA scientist Tara Melaine Ruttley (left) and Lesa Spivey, Strategic Communications & Partnerships Lead at NASA Johnson Space Center, tour Christiana Hospital with Brian Galinat. M.D., MBA, chair of Orthopaedic Surgery and physician leader of Musculoskeletal Health for Christiana Care.