Banner Health (Phoenix). Banner Health is known for research into neurological conditions including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease through the Sun Health Research Institute in Sun City, Ariz. The health system includes eight hospitals with certified stroke centers and the Banner…
Orthopedics
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (Medford, Ore.). Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center is the only Det Norske Veritas-certified primary stroke center, noted for following best practices to fast-track stroke patients to surgeons who can bring immediate attention to their most…
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. As a hospital dedicated to pediatric care, Lurie Children’s neurosurgery division surgeons perform about 1,000 surgeries annually. Lurie Children’s houses one of the most comprehensive pediatric epilepsy centers in the region, and its program for…
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis). Abbott Northwestern’s Spine Institute treats more than 4,000 patients annually and performs the highest volume of spine procedures of any hospital in the U.S. The hospital earned Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s Blue Distinction Center designation for spine…
Lou Shapiro. President and CEO of Hospital for Special Surgery (New York). Mr. Shapiro has led Hospital for Special Surgery, a hospital devoted to orthopedic surgery and treatment, since 2006. Under his leadership, the hospital has been ranked No. 1…
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OrthoIndy Hospital (Indianapolis). OrthoIndy Hospital has three locations in metropolitan Indianapolis along with two outpatient surgery centers that serve exclusively orthopedic patients. Established in March 2005, OrthoIndy Hospital includes around 68 physician owners who perform total joint replacements, spine procedures,…
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond). The 865-bed VCU Medical Center’s department of orthopedic surgery sees approximately 60,000 patients and performs almost 6,500 procedures annually. As the only Level 1 trauma center in the region, VCU Medical Center can accommodate…
UPMC (Pittsburgh). UPMC, a 30-plus hospital health system with 6,000-plus licensed beds, has 13 research hospitals in its orthopedic surgery department. In 2015, UPMC orthopedic surgery department faculty received nearly $5 million in funding to support faculty research efforts, including…
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (Madison). UW Hospital and Clinics serves 600,000-plus patients and has 125 outpatient clinics. Within its orthopedic program, UW Hospitals and Clinics has four clinics dedicated to adult orthopedic and rehabilitation and six for pediatric orthopedics…
University of Virginia Medical Center (Charlottesville). From 2013 to 2015, University of Virginia Medical Center surgeons performed 3,100 total joint replacements with a 0.9 percent infection rate. Since then, the hospital’s orthopedic program has continued to grow, with UVA Orthopaedics…