Hall of Fame Health has launched the Hall of Fame Elite Care Center designation for providers that demonstrate superior outcomes in joint replacement.
The organization, formed in October 2020 by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, aims to provide access to health plans with in-network availability to high-quality hospitals, physicians and orthopedic centers for former NFL players, employees and their families.
Plans are in place to expand the designation to other specialties such as cardiovascular care, neurosciences, women's health and behavioral health. Providers vying for the designation are judged on their outcomes data, patient experience and clinical leadership.
The designation allows providers to use the Hall of Fame Health emblem and will include an online campaign and other promotional efforts.
"We have so many people ask us which doctors, hospitals and facilities we work with, as they often want to access the same care as our former NFL players," Jeremy Hogue, CEO of Hall of Fame Health, said in a Dec. 22 news release. "These are the best caregivers in the country, so we should celebrate them and make them easy to find for the general public who can trust that we've done the diligence."
Here are the 25 providers that achieved the designation for joint replacement:
1. Advanced Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (Houston)
2. Advanced Surgery Center of North County (San Diego)
3. Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (Gulf Breeze, Fla.)
4. Aultman Health (Canton, Ohio)
5. Azalea Orthopedics (Tyler, Texas)
6. Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (Cincinnati)
7. Carrell Clinic (Dallas)
8. Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center (Atlanta)
9. Flagler Health+ (St. Augustine, Fla.)
10. Fondren Orthopedic Group (Houston)
11. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (Chicago)
12. North Central Surgical Center Hospital (Dallas)
13. North Valley Surgery Center (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
14. NorthShore Medical Group (Glenview, Ill.)
15. Proliance Surgeons (Seattle)
16. Rothman Orthopaedic Institute (Philadelphia)
17. The Orthopedics Institute at Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital
18. Texas Orthopaedic Associates (Dallas)
19. Texas Orthopedic Hospital (Houston)
20. Texas Orthopedics Surgery Center (Austin)
21. Texas Orthopedics Sports & Rehabilitation Associates (Austin)
22. Texas Spine & Joint Hospital (Tyler)
23. Twin Cities Orthopedics (Golden Valley, Minn.)
24. University of California San Francisco Orthopaedic Institute
25. Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)