ANOTHER FIRST FOR HSS! (Orthopedics This Week)
For the fifth year in a row Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has an infection rate that is significantly lower than the New York State average for hip replacement or revision surgeries, according to a report released by the State Department of Health. It is the only New York hospital to have achieved this result.
Surgeons at Hospital for Special Surgery performed more than 4,300 hip replacement surgeries during the year which was the most in New York State. Among the 165 hospitals included in the report, HSS had a statistically lower surgical si...