Vail Health recently received the 2019 Women’s Choice Award for orthopedic excellence. The Vail Valley-based healthcare system in Colorado is ranked in the top 3% of 4,797 hospitals in orthopedics.
Vail Health Receives 2019 Women’s Choice Award for Orthopedics
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“Vail Health would not be a world-renowned center of orthopedic excellence without the incredible teams at The Steadman Clinic, Vail-Summit Orthopedics & Neurosurgery and Howard Head Sports Medicine,” Will Cook, Vail Health’s president and CEO, said.
“To be ranked in the top 3 percent of health care systems nationwide is remarkable.”
The Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Hospitals identifies the nation’s best hospitals as measured by such criteria as patient satisfaction, relevant clinical performance and appropriate accreditations. The purpose of these awards is to help women make smart health care choices when choosing a hospital.
The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute are a designated United States Olympic Committee National Medical Services Provider, and Howard Head Sports Medicine is the official medical provider for the US Ski & Snowboard and USA Climbing teams.
Vail Health also won a 2019 Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Hospitals for obstetrics.
“These awards are reflective of the outstanding services Vail Health offers,” Cook said. “Vail Health might be a relatively small rural health care system in comparison to systems nationwide, but with rankings like these, it’s clear our services are some of the best in the country.”
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We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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