Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Hospitals

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 606-1000
www.hss.edu
This hospital is one of nearly 5,000 that U.S.News evaluated for the latest America's Best Hospitals rankings. See the complete hospital rankings
Specialty Rank Reputation U.S. News Score
Geriatric Care - 0.0% 19.9
Neurology & Neurosurgery 24 0.0% 28.5
Orthopedics 2 39.5% 99.4
Rank
Based on U.S. News Score
2
U.S. News Score
Summarizes overall quality of inpatient care. The top-ranked hospital received a score of 100.
99.4
Reputation
Percentage of orthopedic specialists responding to U.S. News surveys in 2007, 2008, and 2009 who recommended hospital for challenging cases and procedures.
39.5%
Mortality index
Compares actual to expected number of Medicare inpatient deaths within 30 days after admission. Lower than 1.00 is better than expected; higher than 1.00 is worse than expected.
0.11
Patient safety index (1 to 5)
Indicates success in minimizing patient injuries and deaths from avoidable accidents and poor medical care. Higher is better.
5
Discharges
All Medicare inpatients who received defined kinds of medical or surgical care in 2005-2007.
12,621
Nurse staffing
Relative balance of nurses and patients. Higher is better.
2.3
Nurse Magnet hospital
Satisfies set of standards established by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Yes
Key technologies (of 2)
Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery, transplant services
2
Patient services (of 7)
Arthritis treatment center, hospice, pain-management program, palliative care, patient-controlled analgesia, translators, wound-management services.
7
Trauma center
Presence of a state-certified Level 1 or 2 trauma center is associated with improved overall quality of care.
Yes
Specialty Rank Reputation U.S. News Score
Rehabilitation - 0.4% -
Rheumatology 3 43.2% -

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