Of the top 50 hospitals ranked for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, 12 are in the West.
Here are the best orthopedic hospitals in the West and their rankings:
5. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)
6. Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital (Palo Alto, Calif.)
8. UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco)
9. Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopedic Hospital (Los Angeles)
18. Queen's Medical Center (Honolulu)
28. Scripps La Jolla Hospitals (La Jolla, Calif.)
29. Hoag Orthopedic Institute (Irvine, Calif.)
37. Torrance Memorial Medical Center (Torrance, Calif.)
40. UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento, Calif.)
43. Providence Saint John's Health Center (Santa Monica, Calif.)
44. UC San Diego Health-La Jolla and Hillcrest Hospitals
50. Providence Mission Hospital-Mission Viejo & Laguna Beach (Mission Viejo, Calif.)