For the second year in a row, Coliseum Northside Hospital is one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for orthopedic surgery according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states.

“Now more than ever, consumers understand the importance of hospital quality and starting to become more diligent when researching where they receive care,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades. “When selecting a hospital, consumers can feel confident in the America’s 100 Best Hospitals for orthopedic surgery for their commitment to quality care and exceptional outcomes.” 

Coliseum Northside Hospital was also recognized for the following clinical achievements:

• Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award for the third year in a row

• Named Among the Top 5% in the nation for overall orthopedic services

• Named Among the Top 10% in the nation for overall orthopedic services for the third year in a row

• Five-Star Facility in Spinal Fusion for the fifth year in a row.

• Five-Star Facility in Hip Fracture Treatment for the second year in a row

Dr. Corbi Milligan, Chief Medical Officer of Coliseum Health System, said, “Coliseum Northside Hospital is committed to providing quality healthcare to our community.  We could not accomplish these achievements year after year without our dedicated hospital staff and the excellent physicians who practice here.” 

For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 45 million Medicare inpatient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals nationwide to assess hospital performance in 32 common conditions and procedures, and evaluated outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states. Healthgrades recognizes a hospital’s quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-star (statistically significantly better than expected), 3-star (not statistically different from expected) and 1-star (statistically significantly worse than expected). View the full list of Specialty Excellence Award^TM recipients here. The complete Healthgrades 2021 Report to the Nation and detailed study methodology, can be found athttps://partners.healthgrades.com/healthgrades-quality-solutions/healthgrades-quality-awards/.

* Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2017 through 2019 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. For appendectomy and bariatric surgery, Healthgrades used inpatient data from 16 states that provide all-payer data for years 2016 through 2018.