Unity Hospital is among the top 10% in the nation for joint replacement, according to new research by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians, and health systems.
Each year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and all-payer data from 16 states for bariatrics and appendectomy procedures.
Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards recognize hospitals with superior performance in specific specialty lines and specialty focus areas. For example, from 2017-2019, patients treated at hospitals receiving the Joint Replacement Specialty Excellence Award have, on average, a 59.5% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated in hospitals that did not receive the award. Similarly, patients treated at hospitals that did not receive the Joint Replacement Specialty Excellence Award were 2.47 times more likely to experience one or more complications in the hospital than if they were treated at hospitals that did receive the award.
Unity Hospital was also recognized for the following clinical achievements:
• Five-star recipient for treatment of heart failure for two years in a row (2020-2021).
• Five-star recipient for total knee replacement for five years in a row (2017-2021).
• Five-star recipient for total hip replacement for two years in a row (2020-2021).
• Five-star recipient for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 2021.
• five-star recipient for colorectal surgeries for three years in a row (2019-2021).
• Five-star recipient for treatment of bowel obstruction for two years in a row (2020-2021).
• Five-star recipient for treatment of sepsis for four years in a row (2018-2021).
• Five-star recipient for treatment of respiratory failure for three years in a row (2019-2021).