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Overview of Hospital For Special Surgery

Founded in 1863, Hospital for Special Surgery is the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States. More than 32,000 surgical procedures are performed annually. HSS performs more hip surgeries and more knee replacements than any other hospital in the US. Compare our surgical volume to other hospitals.

HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence and the first hospital in the New York State to be re-designated with nursing’s highest honor four consecutive times.

Total beds: 205

Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospital

No of Affiliated Doctors: 371

Affiliated Providers :
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Patient ratings

of Hospital For Special Surgery

Overall

(4.3/5)

Doctor's care

(4.5/5)

Nursing care

(4.3/5)

Food Services

(4.3/5)

Speciality Summary

Eye Care

(4.5/5)

Medical admission

(4/5)

Medicare Quality data

The Medicare quality data presented below is derived from the www.cms.gov hospital compare data. Star ratings are limited in scope to the data sources they are derived from. The Hospital Compare overall hospital rating summarizes a variety of measures across 7 areas of quality into a single rating for each hospital.


Overall rating

(3/5)

Patient Experience

(3/5)

Safety of care

(3/5)

Timeliness of care

(/5)

Staying out of Hospital after treatment

(/5)


Above national average

Same as national average

Below national average

Patient Experience (HCHAPS) data from Medicare


This data is based on HCAHPS survey by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (www.cms.gov).The HCAHPS survey is administered to a random sample of adult patients across medical conditions between 48 hours and 6 weeks after discharge; the survey isn't restricted to Medicare beneficiaries. Hospital Compare currently reports results for the categories listed below.    

91% Patients that would definitely recommend ( 19% higher than the national average )

Patient reviews of Hospital For Special Surgery

ade162
Reviewer
05-11-2020

Services Used: Medical admission

Happy staffs to take care of you

  • Date Visited 05-2020
  • Overall Satisfaction

    Care by Doctors
    Care by Nurses
    Hospital Cleanliness
    Hosptial Food services

Recommended: Yes

dei310
Advisor
03-31-2020

Services Used: Eye Care

This is a awesome Hospital and Recommended to all and awesome hospital

  • Date Visited 03-2020
  • Overall Satisfaction

    Care by Doctors
    Care by Nurses
    Hospital Cleanliness
    Hosptial Food services

Recommended: Yes

FAQ's ABOUT HOSPITAL

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The hospital accepts various types of health insurance, but individual coverage may be variable. You should check with your insurance whether the hospital is in network or not. You can make payment via online, cash, credit card or debit card.

72 Street Subway Station

LaGuardia Airport

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