Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation recently announced that it is one of country’s 100 best hospitals for orthopedic surgery, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting doctors and patients.
This achievement reflects ECMC’s outstanding clinical outcomes for orthopedic surgery and puts ECMC in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for overall orthopedic services.
ECMC was also honored with the 2023 Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award, a Five-Star rating in total knee replacement for 2 years in a row (2022-2023), a Five-Star rating for hip fracture treatment for 13 years in a row (2011-2023) and a 2023 Five-Star Distinction in total hip replacement.
“As a leader in Western New York’s orthopedic care, ECMC has now achieved the Healthgrades designation as being among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery, said Thomas J. Quatroche Jr., Ph.D., ECMC president and chief executive officer.
“This highly regarded national survey affirms that some of the best orthopedic care for patients in the nation is right here at ECMC, in our hometown. We are extremely proud of our doctors, nurses and support staff who care for our orthopedic patients every day, providing them with national best-in-class orthopedic care.”
Physician Brad Bowman, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades, said, “We commend ECMC for their ongoing commitment to providing high-quality care to patients undergoing orthopedic. Consumers can feel confident that America’s 100 Best Hospitals for orthopedic surgery have demonstrated their ability to deliver consistently exceptional outcomes.”
Healthgrades evaluated patient mortality and complication rates for 31 of the most common conditions and procedures at nearly 4,500 hospitals across the country to identify the top-performing hospitals for specialty care. This year’s analysis revealed significant variation in patient outcomes between America’s 100 Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery and hospitals that did not receive this distinction. .