Absolutely! Often a person with arthritis pain can find relief without surgery or can delay surgery for a good amount of time using what we call conservative treatment. For some people, arthritis pain is managed using physical therapy, over-the-counter medications, corticosteroid injections, or integrative medicine techniques such as massage, acupuncture, yoga or other movement therapies. We also offer iovera treatment, which uses cold therapy to temporarily damage nerves around the knees. These treatments can often provide enough relief for arthritis sufferers for months or years before pain progresses to the need for joint replacement surgery.
- Assists families to cope with grief
- Helps prepare the family for managing their loss before death and follows their adjustment for up to 13 months after the death
- Provides information to families and community groups on the grief process, coordinates grief support groups, provides individual grief counseling, and makes referrals as needed
Yes. It often makes sense to do more than one experience, either on the same day or months or years later. For example, you may want to job shadow more than one staff person to experience more than one type of career. You may also benefit from an interview in middle school and want to volunteer once you turn fourteen. Perhaps your job shadow experience helps you know that you’ve chosen the right career path, and you come back to Upland Hills Health to seek out observation hours during your post-high school training.
This opportunity is most often coordinated through high school teachers or guidance counselors. Specific staff at Upland Hills Health coach students directly for career development activities, such as resume review, e-portfolio review, mock interviews, auditions, or other career development-related activities.
Some experiences will require vaccinations or tests. For example, a job shadow will require proof of MMR, Tdap and influenza vaccinations. Longer observation hours or clinical experiences will require additional vaccinations or tests. Tours and most other experiences do not require vaccines.
- Myringotomy w/ ear tube placement (BMT)
- Tonsillectomy
- Adenoidectomy
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Laryngoscopy (to check for lesions and/or biopsy tissue near the larynx)
- Nasal reconstruction
- Septoplasty (to correct a deviated septum)
- Ankle and foot repair
- Bunionectomy
- Total Ankle Replacement
- Ankle Fracture
- Endoscopic Plantar Fascia Release
- Hammer toe surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Gallbladder removal
- Gastroscopy (endoscopy procedure for esophagus, stomach, and upper part of intestines)
- Hernia repair
- Appendectomy
- Biopsy of tissue
- Bowel resection
- Breast reconstruction
- Mastectomy
- Insertion of long-term IV/Ports
- Paracentesis (to drain fluid from the abdominal cavity)
- Rectal surgery
- Sentinel node identification w/ excision (tests lymph nodes for cancerous cells)
- Skin grafting
- Thoracentesis (to drain fluid from the lungs)
- Varicose vein treatment therapy
- Thyroid Surgery
Our orthopedic team will start with an x-ray to see what level of deterioration you are living with. When we find arthritis, patients often ask when they should get the joint replaced. The short answer is that it is a personal decision. Most patients who see our orthopedic surgeon have already been adjusting their lives to deal with the pain for a while — giving up certain activities, moving differently or more slowly or managing the pain with medications. When those lifestyle changes become unacceptable for you, or the pain becomes too much to bear, that’s when you’ll decide to have the joint replaced. A joint replacement also takes commitment. You will want to be ready for that commitment to healing as well.
Yes, absolutely. A job shadow lets you experience more of a person’s day-to-day activities in their job, but if a phone or email interview works better for you, we offer that option as well. This is a great option for those in middle school or not yet 16 years old.
- Coordinate a plan of care for each patient and instruct family members in the care and management of the patient
- Provide comfort through pain and symptom management and emotional support to both the patient and family
- Provide hands-on care for assessment, intervention and teaching Are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Cesarean sections
- Hysterectomy
- Hysteroscopy (to view the inside of the cervix & uterus)
- Diagnostic laparoscopy procedures
- Breech versions
- Bladder repair
- Endometrial ablations
- Tubal ligation
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Cataract surgery
- YAG capsulatomy (post-cataract surgery)
- CyPass (glaucoma stent)
- Mako robotic total hip or total knee placement
- Knee arthroscopy and repair
- Shoulder arthroscopy, repair & replacement
- Sports-Related Injuries
- ACL reconstruction
- Carpal tunnel release, available endoscopic option
- Fracture repair
- Rotator cuff repair
- Tendon repair
- Revision Joint Replacement of the Hip and Knee
- Amputation
- Direct Anterior Total Hip Replacement
- Radiofrequency Neuroblation
- Injection Therapy
- Nerve Block
At Upland Hills Health, part-time positions are available in a variety of departments. For many high school students, part-time summer or after-school jobs are their first experience of the “world of work” and may indirectly expose them to what it’s like to work in a healthcare environment. For others, part-time positions may work best around family or college schedules, in more skilled positions.
Learn about working at Upland Hills Health and see current job openings
This is a group tour situation based on a specific scenario, designed to highlight the roles of staff across various departments of Upland Hills Health. In this tour, the group will follow a “patient’s” journey of care and learn about the departments involved, the roles in those departments, and how they interact. Example scenario: a patient fell from a ladder due to low blood sugar; the tour follows the “patient’s” journey in the Emergency Department and highlights EMS, nursing care, patient admission staff, radiology, lab, information technology, therapy, and pharmacy.
- Cystoscopy
- Incontinence surgery, including InterStim implant
- Bladder tumor removal
- Circumcision
- Hyrodrocele repair (to remove excess fluid in the scrotum)
- Vasectomy
Learn about hospital operations and careers and develop career skills while volunteering at Upland Hills Health. Our Volunteen program is available to students 14 years and older, and our Volunteer program is for adults of any age.
A rotator cuff injury can cause a dull ache in the shoulder, which often worsens with use of the arm away from the body. Motions like combing your hair or reaching behind your back can be difficult and painful. Rotator cuff injuries are more common as we age, especially for people working in a job that uses repetitive overhead movements. Rotator cuff surgery is an option when non-surgical treatment is no longer effective in reducing pain or maintaining mobility.
In the early stages, you can:
- Take breaks to rest your hands, especially if you are doing something repetitive
- Avoid activities that make symptoms worse
- Use ice or cold packs to reduce swelling
- Rotate your wrists and stretch your palms and fingers
- Wear a splint designed for carpal tunnel pain
- Take over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications
When these treatments are no longer effective, or if you have pain or numbness in your hands, talk to an orthopedic surgeon at Upland Hills Health to learn the next best steps for pain relief.
The recovery time for a hip replacement and a knee replacement are quite different. Our experienced knee specialists in Dodgeville say knee replacements have a longer recovery time and a more intensive therapy because of the way the joint works. The soft tissues around the knee need more time and work to get back to full function. A hip joint relies more on muscle than other soft tissues, so while recovery can be faster, the muscle needs continued exercise so that it doesn’t become weak. When committed to therapy and home exercises, most patients feel about 85% recovered within 6 weeks after surgery.
Upland Hills Health partners with local schools to host group tours at Upland Hills Health, to bring speakers into the school to talk about their career or visit schools during job and career fairs. We also provide interviewing opportunities for those in middle school or older, and volunteer opportunities at the hospital for those 14 and older.
