Tower Health’s Reading Hospital announced today that it has been recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor.
Reading Hospital is the only hospital in Pennsylvania to receive this prestigious award. With this recognition, Reading Hospital has demonstrated its commitment to clinical excellence and has been recognized with additional accolades for Joint Replacement, Outpatient Rotator Cuff Surgery, and Outpatient Total Knee Replacement from Healthgrades. It also distinguishes Reading Hospital, which received the 2023 Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, as one of the nation’s leading hospitals for outpatient orthopedic surgery.
“Our orthopedic program is among the very best in the nation,” said Charles F. Barbera, M.D., Reading Hospital President and CEO. “I commend the entire team for their extraordinary efforts.”
To identify the top-performing hospitals for outpatient orthopedic surgery, 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.
As outpatient surgical volumes continue to grow, Healthgrades is proud to offer the industry’s only outcomes-based outpatient ratings to help patients identify the best care for their needs. Consumers can visit Healthgrades to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality.
“Reading Hospital exemplifies what it means to be a leader in outpatient orthopedics by delivering consistently superior outcomes across key outpatient procedures,” said Brad Bowman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and head of Data Science at Healthgrades. “Patients having outpatient orthopedic surgery at Reading Hospital should feel confident in their decision to seek care from a facility with top marks in their procedure.”
For more information on how Healthgrades identifies the nation’s top hospitals for outpatient orthopedic surgery, see the 2024 Outpatient Specialty Excellence Awards and Ratings Methodology.
About Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital is the flagship, Magnet Recognized, acute care hospital of Tower Health. Located in West Reading, Pa., Reading Hospital is a 697-bed hospital that is home to many top-tier specialty care centers, including Reading HealthPlex, McGlinn Cancer Institute, Miller Regional Heart Center, Emergency Department, Level I Trauma Center and Beginnings Maternity Center, which houses the region's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). With more than 1,000 physicians, specialists, and advanced practice providers across 49 locations, Reading Hospital has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across service lines. It is listed as one of America's 50 Best Hospitals for three consecutive years. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.