Healthgrades awarded Tyler-based Texas Spine and Joint Hospital a five-star rating, according to Tyler Morning Telegraph.
Here are five insights:
1. The hospital achieved five stars for its total knee replacement, total hip replacement, back surgery and spinal fusion surgery performance.
2. The five stars reflect the hospital's exemplary clinical outcomes.
3. Healthgrades found patients undergoing orthopedic or spine surgery at a five-star facility are 51 percent to 67 percent less likely to have postoperative complications.
4. The physician-owned hospital offers orthopedic procedures, spine procedures and diagnostic tests.
5. Texas Spine and Joint Hospital encompasses an acute-care hospital, an outpatient surgery center, two walk-in clinics as well as an imaging center.