The physicians and medical support staff involved in these cases are honored to receive this designation. Adds ABMC s Orthopedic Section Chief Scott Sagerman, M.D., This designation reflects well on our department, especially since we offer our patients an extra degree of expertise. Our staff members are well-versed in orthopedic subspecialty areas such as sports medicine, total joint replacement and spine. ABMC has 37 orthopedic surgeons on staff.
Women are more likely to be discharged to a skilled nursing or other short-term care facility.
Percentage of patients who came from and were discharged from home. Given the criteria set by the study, such as complication rates, unique procedures and return to productivity, ABMC s team of orthopedic physicians are pleased to offer patients the benefit of expert care not often found in a community hospital setting, states Dr. Sagerman. The 100 Top Hospitals studies provide the benchmarks for performance set by the nation s health care institutions. The objective of the program is to establish annual targets of performance and monitor emerging trends in benchmark information while continually enhancing the methodologies by which health care institutions are evaluated.