Advisory Board October 23, 2020

Healthgrades on Tuesday released its 2021 analysis of the top hospitals in the United States, which evaluated the performance of almost 4,500 hospitals and assessed clinical outcomes for 34 procedures and conditions across 16 specialty areas.

2020 Specialty Excellence Award

For the analysis, called the 2021 Specialty Excellence Award, Healthgrades evaluated U.S. hospitals’ performance and assessed the clinical outcomes of 34 procedures and conditions across 16 specialty areas:

  • Bariatric surgery;
  • Cardiac care;
  • Cardiac surgery;
  • Coronary intervention;
  • Cranial neurosurgery;
  • Critical surgery;
  • Gastrointestinal care;
  • General surgery;
  • Joint replacement;
  • Neurosciences;
  • Orthopedic surgery;
  • Prostate surgery;
  • Pulmonary care;
  • Spine surgery;
  • Stroke care; and
  • Vascular surgery.

Based on that evaluation, Healthgrades awarded each hospital between one and five stars to signify their performance when...

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