Healthgrades Recognizes 2024 Top Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery
DENVER, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans turn to when searching for a doctor or hospital, has released the 2024 Outpatient Awards and Ratings. Each year, more Americans are opting for outpatient elective procedures, with over 1 million Medicare patients undergoing outpatient orthopedic surgeries from 2020-2022. To address this shift and help patients find the best care for their unique health needs, Healthgrades has developed the industry's first outpatient quality ratings. This patent-pending methodology is based solely on what matters most to patients: clinical outcomes.
- DENVER, Feb. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans turn to when searching for a doctor or hospital, has released the 2024 Outpatient Awards and Ratings.
- Expanded for 2024, the Healthgrades' analysis evaluated patient complication rates for outpatient orthopedic surgeries in four key areas: total knee replacement, total hip replacement, rotator cuff surgery, and back & neck surgeries.
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Patients treated at hospitals that received a 2024 Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Specialty Excellence Award™ have, on average, approximately 40% lower risk of experiencing a complication than if they were treated at non-recipient hospitals. - *To learn more about how Healthgrades assesses outpatient care, see the 2024 Outpatient Specialty Excellence Awards & Ratings Methodology .