Top Ranked In Joint-Replacement Surgery

Mercy Medical Center has been named the best hospital on Long Island for Joint-Replacement Surgery by the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings company.

In the 2010 ratings for Orthopedic Surgery by HealthGrades^® Mercy received the highest possible 5-Star ratings for Joint Replacement, Total Knee Replacement and Hip Fracture Repair. These ratings make Mercy the best hospital for Joint Replacement, and the only 5-Star rated Total Knee Replacement program, in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

It's the eight consecutive year in which Mercy has received a 5-Star rating for Joint Replacement, the seventh year in a row for Total Knee Replacement, and the fourth copnsecutive year for Hip Fracture Repair.

Mercy Medical Center is widely recognized for its innovative orthopedic program, led by Jan Koenig, MD, co-founder of Orthopaedic Excellence of Long Island, a multi-specialty musculoskeletal group.

Mercy is the only hospital in New York State offering Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement surgery, and a new, revolutionary minimally-invasive total hip replacement procedure known as the AMIS^® technique that involves no cutting of muscles or tendons.

Mercy's unique "Joint Endeavor Program For Rapid Recovery" is designed to achieve superior results through patient education and a holistic team approach to care. And Mercy has the largest hospital-level rehabilitation program on the south shore of Nassau County.

For information, call 516-62MERCY.