U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT Names Mercy a "High Performing" Hospital for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery

Mercy Medical Center has been recognized as a High Performing Hospital for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report.

Mercy earned “High Performing” ratings for both hip replacement and knee replacement; (Common Adult Procedure and Condition Ratings) for the second consecutive year.

“High Performing” is the highest rating U.S. News awards in the adult procedure category, recognizing care that was significantly better than the national average as measured by such factors as patient outcomes. 

For the 2020-21 ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 10 procedures and conditions. Fewer than a third of all hospitals received any high-performing rating, and only 37 earned this rating in all 10 Procedures & Conditions. The state and metro area rankings recognize hospitals that received high performing ratings across multiple areas of care.

“Mercy has a national reputation for excellence in orthopedics, winning numerous awards. This recognition by U.S. News reaffirms Mercy’s standing as a top hospital in the field of orthopedics and joint replacement, thanks to the highly skilled physicians, surgeons and staff who deliver care in a compassionate setting,” said Dr. David Maine, President and CEO, Mercy Health Services, Mercy Medical Center.

In addition to U.S. News’ most recent accolade, Mercy has also received Healthgrades’ America's 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award™ and 100 Best for Spine Surgery recognition in recent years, and other honors including:

• Recipient of the Healthgrades Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row
• Recipient of the Healthgrades 2019 Joint Replacement Excellence Award™
• Recipient of the Healthgrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award™ for 3 Years in a Row
• Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services
• Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Spine Surgery for 2 Years in a Row
• Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Orthopedic Services for 4 Years in a Row
• Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement
• Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Spine Surgery for 3 Years in a Row
• Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement
• Five-Star Recipient for Total Hip Replacement for 4 Years in a Row
• Five-Star Recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment
• Five-Star Recipient for Spinal Fusion Surgery for 4 Years in a Row

“For more than 30 years, U.S. News & World Report has been helping patients, along with the help of their physicians, identify the Best Hospitals in an array of specialties, procedures and conditions,” said Ben Harder, managing editor and chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “The hospitals that rise to the top of our rankings and ratings have deep medical expertise, and each has built a track record of delivering good outcomes for patients.”

The U.S. News Procedures & Conditions methodology is based entirely on objective measures of quality such as risk-adjusted outcome rates, volume, quality of nursing and other care-related indicators.