The Best Orthopedic Hospital in America Doesn't Have a Trauma Center

August 12, 2026 1 min read Premium comments

Courtesy of U.S. News & World Report

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The U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings have been released, and, in orthopedics, a familiar hospital took the top spot yet again — that would be, of course, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), founded in 1863.

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