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Announcing: Columbia Orthopedics Ranked #6 in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report

August 26, 2020

Columbia Orthopedics has been ranked No. 6 in the nation for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report for 2020-2021 – alongside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s rise to No. 4 in the nation and 20th consecutive year as the No. 1 hospital in New York. For this year’s orthopedic rankings, 1,638 hospitals were considered, with 50 programs selected for national raking. Ratings were based on the analysis of categories such as patient survival, patient experience, volume of high risk patients, nurse staffing, advanced technologies and patient services.

Columbia Orthopedics is a part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP), one of only 20 U.S. hospitals to be named to the 2020-2021 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction recognizing hospitals that deliver the highest quality of care across a range of specialties, procedures and conditions.

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