New York City-based NewYork Presbyterian Queens Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center earned The Joint Commission's Core Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.
What you should know:
1. The certification recognizes the hospital's commitment to providing high-quality healthcare.
2. The Joint Commission put NewYork-Presbyterian Queens through a rigorous onsite survey. They analyzed the hospital's compliance with knee and hip procedure related quality standards.
3. NewYork-Presbyterian Queens surgeon Jeffrey Rosen, MD, said, "This certification from The Joint Commission … is another example of the amazing things happening at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens. Hip and knee replacements are serious procedures, and our patients should be reassured that our orthopedists work collaboratively to develop and implement programs that are improving the way orthopedic care is offered to the community."