“I tell all my friends, ‘go to St. Peter,’” says Irene Lord of North Mankato.

Irene Lord’s first visit to River’s Edge Hospital was in 2008.  She was a swing bed patient following a knee replacement surgery at another local hospital.

She remembered the high level of care she received at River’s Edge so when it came time to have her other knee replaced in 2013 and Dr. Steven Curtis from the Orthopaedic  & Fracture Clinic suggested she have her surgery at River’s Edge she was thrilled.

“It was wonderful,” she said about having her knee replacement at River’s Edge Hospital and about the care she received.

“I was well taken care of,” Lord said.

Some of the things that stood out for Lord was how she was shown how to get in and out of the shower, the size of her private room and how kind and caring the nurses are.

Now, two years later, Lord and her husband are moving toward a healthier lifestyle.  “I feel more active with no pain in my knees,” she said.

They eat healthier and watch their calorie intake.  She is proud to say they have each lost more than 20 pounds.

When Irene Lord tells people about River’s Edge, she tells them how nice it is.

“I hope they would have the same experience I did.”