Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City). Surgeons at the Hospital for Special Surgery — the oldest orthopedic hospital in the country, as it was founded in 1863 — perform more than 22,000 surgical procedures each year. U.S. News & World Report ranked HSS the No. 1 hospital in the nation for orthopedic care for 2015-16 and also named it as a high-performing hospital in hip replacement and knee replacement in its common care ratings this year. The hospital received Healthgrades' Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award and its Joint Replacement Excellence Award in 2015 and 2016, and has earned the organization's America's 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery Award as well. HHS is the first hospital in New York state to receive three consecutive Magnet recognitions from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
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