David Ball was having such a hard time getting around with his painful hip, he was barely getting himself to and from work every day. He says, “My right hip was bad, it was gone.”

He finally decided to make an appointment with Dr. Matthew Hummel, an affiliated orthopaedic surgeon with OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, who performs surgery at St. Elizabeth Healthcare.

“Dr. Hummel assured me things would get better, so I went for it. I am grateful for him. He gave me a vote of confidence,” added David.

David appreciated Dr. Hummel and St. Elizabeth so much, he came back to have his left hip replaced after he recovered from his first hip surgery.

“Everyone [at St. Elizabeth] really worked with me, and today I feel good,” David concluded.