Here are three things to know:
1. Each of these clinical services were given a Five-Star rating by Healthgrades.
2. HMC also received these additional distinctions:
- Repair of abdominal aorta (Five-Star)
- Top 5 percent hospital in the nation for orthopedic services
- Orthopedic surgery excellence award
- Total knee replacement (Five-Star)
- Hip fracture treatment (Five-Star)
- Spinal fusion surgery (Five-Star)
- America’s Best Hospitals for orthopedic surgery
- C-section surgery (Five-Star)
- Top 5 percent Hospital in the nation for patient safety
3. For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 40 million Medicare inpatient records for nearly 4,500 short-tem acute care hospitals nationwide and assessed hospital performance relative to each of 33 common conditions and procedures.
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