Sutter’s Novato Community Hospital achieved recognition this week as one of America’s 50 Best hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement for 2024 from Healthgrades – placing them among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for providing this service.

In total, an impressive seven Sutter hospital campuses earned honors in Healthgrades’ annual Outpatient Orthopedic rankings. These achievements reflect Sutter’s dedication to clinical excellence and distinguishes these campuses as some of the nation’s leading hospitals for outpatient orthopedic procedures.

Sutter hospitals honored for achievements in outpatient orthopedics achievements include:

• Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center Mission Bernal — Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement
• Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center, Van Ness Campus —Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery
• Sutter’s Memorial Medical Center—Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
• Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento —Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
• Sutter’s Novato Community Hospital —America’s 50 Best for Outpatient Joint Replacement, Excellence Award Recipient for Outpatient Joint Replacement and Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery, Five-Star recipient for Outpatient Hip Replacement and Outpatient Total Knee Replacement
• Sutter Roseville Medical Center —Excellence Award Recipient for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery and Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
• Sutter Surgical Hospital North Valley —Excellence Award Recipient for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery and Five-Star Recipient for Outpatient Back and Neck Surgery

“Every day our more than 350 orthopedic specialists deliver safe, equitable, evidence-based, high-quality services throughout our hospitals, providing each individual a patient-centric experience that maximizes their health, well-being and quality of life,” said Keegan Kirby, musculoskeletal service line vice president for Sutter Health. “These recognitions from Healthgrades reflect our commitment to providing exceptional healthcare for every patient we serve, right where they live.”

To identify the top-performing hospitals for outpatient procedures, Healthgrades analyzed patient outcomes at short-term acute care facilities nationwide that offer critical orthopedic procedures in an outpatient environment, including back & neck surgery, knee replacement, hip replacement and rotator cuff surgery. Healthgrades’ analysis found that patients treated at hospitals that have been recognized for excellence or rated five-stars have a demonstrably better chance at a smooth recovery than those treated at hospitals that were not recognized by Healthgrades.

“These Sutter campuses exemplify what it means to be a leader in outpatient orthopedics by delivering consistently superior outcomes across key outpatient procedures,” said Dr. Brad Bowman, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades.

Orthopedic Services You Can Count On

Across Sutter, orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine experts work with patients to heal, reduce pain and prevent future problems so they can get back in the game. Sutter’s leading physician experts perform more than 10,000 total joint replacement procedures and more than 31,000 outpatient surgical procedures annually, placing them among the most experienced orthopedic providers in Northern California.

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