Healthgrades published its 2021 Specialty Excellence Awards on Oct. 20, which includes the top hospitals for spine surgery.
Here are the 100 hospitals recognized for superior clinical outcomes in back and neck surgeries and spinal fusion, based on CMS data from 2017 through 2019:
Click here for more details on Healthgrades' methodology.
Arizona
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center
HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center
Arkansas
Arkansas Surgical Hospital (North Little Rock)
California
Casa Colina Hospital (Pomona)
Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital
Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage)
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (Los Angeles)
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center (Redwood City)
Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center (San Jose)
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Los Robles Health System - Los Robles Regional Medical Center (Thousand Oaks)
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Saint Agnes Medical Center (Fresno)
Saint Joseph Hospital (Orange)
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Scripps Green Hospital (La Jolla)
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego
Sutter Medical Center - Ose Adams Medical Pavilion (Sacramento)
Tri-City Medical Center (Oceanside)
Colorado
Medical Center of the Rockies (Loveland)
Penrose-St. Francis Health Services (Colorado Springs)
Sky Ridge Medical Center (Lone Tree)
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs)
Delaware
ChristianaCare's Christiana Hospital (Newark)
District of Columbia
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Florida
AdventHealth Ocala
AdventHealth Orlando
Aventura Hospital & Medical Center
Brandon Regional Hospital
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
Holy Cross Hospital (Fort Lauderdale)
Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami)
Morton Plant Hospital (Clearwater)
NCH Baker Hospital Downtown (Naples)
North Florida Regional Medical Center (Gainesville)
Ocala Regional Medical Center
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point (Hudson)
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
West Florida Hospital (Pensacola)
Georgia
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
St. Joseph's Hospital (Savannah)
University Hospital (Augusta)
Illinois
Memorial Medical Center (Springfield)
Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital - Rockton
SwedishAmerican Hospital (Rockford)
Indiana
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital - Indianapolis
OrthoIndy Hospital (Indianapolis)
Iowa
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Mason City)
Kansas
Kansas Spine and Specialty Hospital (Wichita)
Stormont Vail Hospital (Topeka)
Wesley Medical Center (Wichita)
Maryland
Anne Arundel Medical Center (Annapolis)
Frederick Health
Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore)
The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore)
University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (Glen Burnie)
Massachusetts
Baystate Medical Center (Springfield)
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Burlington)
Michigan
University Hospital - University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
Minnesota
Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis)
Mercy Hospital (Coon Rapids)
Missouri
Cox Medical Center South (Springfield)
Freeman Hospital West (Joplin)
Nevada
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center (Reno)
New York
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City)
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington)
Wake Forest Baptist Health - High Point Medical Center
Ohio
Bethesda North Hospital (Cincinnati)
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (Akron)
Oklahoma
Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital
Oregon
Adventist Health Portland
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center
Mckenzie-Willamette Medical Center (Springfield)
St. Charles Bend
Pennsylvania
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Holy Redeemer Hospital (Meadowbrook)
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest (Allentown)
South Carolina
Grand Strand Medical Center (Myrtle Beach)
Self Regional Healthcare (Greenwood)
St. Francis Downtown (Greenville)
South Dakota
Dunes Surgical Hospital (Dakota Dunes)
Sanford USD Medical Center and Hospital (Sioux Falls)
Tennessee
Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery (Nashville)
Texas
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Memorial
Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene)
Medical City Fort Worth
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
North Central Surgical Center (Dallas)
South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital (San Antonio)
Valley Baptist Medical Center - Harlingen
Utah
Dixie Regional Medical Center - River Road (St. George)
McKay-Dee Hospital (Ogden)
Utah Valley Hospital (Provo)
Virginia
Henrico Doctors' Hospital (Richmond)
Lewisgale Medical Center (Salem)
Washington
Lourdes Medical Center (Pasco)
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital (Spokane)
Wisconsin
Ascension Northeast Wisconsin Saint Elizabeth (Appleton)