Surgery
Total Joint Assessment Centre (TJAC)

The Total Joint Assessment Centre (TJAC) was launched at the Branson Site October 13, 2006, to increase the number of hip and knee total joint replacement surgeries that can be performed in the region. The Centre provides improved access to assessment, diagnosis and surgery or treatment to reduce wait times for patients and their families.

Visit the TJAC website to access the referral form and learn more about this partnership and how it is reducing wait times for patients.

The Total Joint Assessment Centre features an exciting new partnership between orthopaedic surgeons at three Central LHIN hospitals: Markham Stouffville Hospital, York Central Hospital and North York General Hospital.

These hospitals have joined in partnership to better serve their community by increasing the number of hip and knee replacement surgeries being performed in each hospital. Patients assessed at the Centre as being good candidates for surgery will have options that can reduce their wait time. They may choose surgery with the surgeon of their choice at the hospital of their choice, or with the first available surgeon at any of the three hospitals.

In the traditional approach, family physicians referred patients directly to orthopaedic surgeons to be assessed for joint replacement surgery. Now, family physicians serving these three hospitals have the option to refer patients directly to the Centre for a clinical assessment. This new approach enables orthopaedic surgeons to spend less time in the office and more time in the operating room.

To reach the Total Joint Assessment Centre, call (416) 635-2415.