Desert Orthopedic Center: About Us

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Desert Orthopedic Center's Rancho Mirage office is located on-campus at Eisenhower Medical Center, a not-for-profit, comprehensive health care institution. The campus includes the 261-bed Eisenhower Memorial Hospital, the Betty Ford Center at Eisenhower, the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center at Eisenhower, and the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower. The medical center is renowned for its Centers of Excellence in Cardiovascular, Orthopedics and Oncology. Situated on 120 acres in Rancho Mirage, the medical center has provided a full range of quality medical and educational services for more than 30 years for residents and visitors to the greater Coachella Valley. For more information, visit www.emc.org.

Desert Orthopedic Center is committed to helping people lead active lives, whether it's through treating a sports or work-related injury, detecting osteoporosis, replacing a joint or relieving chronic or acute pain. Our mission is to continually develop and maintain comprehensive programs in all areas of orthopedics, addressing each aspect of patient care from initial consultation, diagnosis and treatment through recovery. Our focus is on quality care, investing in the technology and personnel necessary to deliver our services efficiently and to achieve the desired results for each patient.

Founded in 1976, Desert Orthopedic Center is a multi-subspecialty regional orthopedic practice comprised of orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, a podiatrist, rheumatologist, radiologist and acupuncturist. Our physicians have staff privileges at all Coachella Valley hospitals. Between our three desert offices, we see more than 100,000 patients annually and perform more than 5,000 surgical procedures per year.

Communication is the first step in quality care and Desert Orthopedic Center places an emphasis on patient education. We hold pre-operative surgery classes; make available videotapes on planned operative procedures, informed consent or rehabilitation protocols following surgery; as well as provide patients with literature about procedures.

Selecting a specialist is an important decision. This site will help you understand the services we offer, our approach and what happens from the moment you enter our center until you complete your journey back to good health.