Northside ranked tops in Ohio for orthopedic services

YOUNGSTOWN — The Center for Orthopedic Excellence at Forum Health Northside Medical Center has been ranked tops in the state of Ohio for overall orthopedic services.

In addition, Northside is among the nation’s top 10 percent of hospitals that accept Medicare for overall orthopedic services and joint replacement, according to an independent survey conducted by HealthGrades for the period 2006-2008.

Northside’s orthopedic department averages 700 to 800 total joint replacements and some 1,600 total orthopedic surgeries a year, said Joanne Grace, clinical nurse manager of the Center for Orthopedic Excellence.

At a ceremony Thursday, Forum Northside received HealthGrades’ Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award and Joint Replacement Excellence Award for its national performance. The Orthopedic Center also earned five-star ratings in overall orthopedic services, joint replacement, total knee replacement, total hip replacement and hip fracture repair.

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