Forbes Article Highlights Clinical Excellence at Specialty Hospitals

A recent article published in Forbes Magazine highlights the clinical excellence achieved by specialty hospitals throughout the nation.  The article specifically cited instances in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lubbock, Texas, Fresno, California, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma whereby the in-hospital mortality rate was significantly less than one of the local full-service hospitals in each of the cities mentioned.  Hip replacement, knee replacement and spinal fusion were among the conditions analyzed.  The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago has also been recognized by a national rating firm as well as local insurance companies for clinical excellence compared to both local as well as hospitals nationwide.    These data recognize the benefits to patients derived from focusing on a select group of conditions.

The Forbes article also highlighted a recent study funded by Medicare showing that patients are four times less likely to die after undergoing orthopedic surgery in a specialty hospital as opposed to a full-service hospital.

NEUROLOGIC & ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO

The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago is the country’s only freestanding acute care facility dedicated exclusively to neuroscience and orthopedic services.  During 2007, more than 2,000 neurosurgical and orthopedic surgeries were performed at NOHC. 

The brain and spinal fusion surgeries at NOHC have been acknowledged by many of Chicago’s well-respected insurance companies as having the fewest complications.   A similar level of excellence is seen on the orthopedics side of the hospital.  The total joint program at NOHC boasts zero complications, perhaps the lowest complication rate of any hospital in the nation.

As today’s baby boomers continue to age yet want to stay active, NOHC continues to expand services adding all-new developments for hip and knee patients, including customizable implants for knee replacements and hip resurfacing for patients with hip pain who want to maintain an active lifestyle.