Maimonides has a long-standing reputation as a premier destination for healthcare in Brooklyn, continually investing in and exploring new treatments, innovations, and even better outcomes. These efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. Healthgrades named Maimonides Medical Center as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery and Surgical Care, as well as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery for 2023.

Maimonides Medical Center is the only hospital in New York State to receive the 2023 America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Care Award and the only hospital in New York City to receive the America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery for two years in a row (2022-2023).

These distinctions make Maimonides a clear leader in healthcare across the nation. Maimonides owes its repeated recognition to its brilliant healthcare workers, who develop and conduct groundbreaking research, collaborate to produce the best treatment protocols, and perform every possible task to get patients back on their feet as soon as possible.

The Results Are In

Here are the Healthgrades citations for Maimonides:

• America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery Award for 3 years in a row (2021-2023)
• America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery Award for 2 years in a row (2022-2023)
• The Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award for 3 years in a row (2021-2023)
• Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award for 2 years in a row (2022-2023)
• America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Surgical Care Award in 2023
• Five-Star Distinctions in Valve Surgery, Defibrillator Procedures, Pacemaker Procedures, Total Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture Treatment, Prostate Removal Surgery and Treatment of Diabetic Emergencies

What does this mean for patients? There is a positive correlation between Healthgrades accolades and patient outcomes. According to data collected over the last two years, hospitals ranked in the top 100 for orthopedic surgery saw significantly lower risk of complications for patients — an average of 41.6% lower — compared to hospitals not placed in the top ranking. For cardiac patients, being treated at a hospital among the 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery meant a 56% lower risk of death.

Maimonides proudly accepts recognition for clinical achievement each year, but what drives our collective ambition and excellence is not awards but commitment to the patient community. Being part of the Maimonides team means being in a space where collaborative, practitioner-led innovation is the key to success in delivering cutting-edge, lifesaving medical treatment.

After decades of serving the community and growing to respond to their needs, Maimonides is a longstanding monument to health care in Brooklyn. What makes this possible is the commitment of every staff member to creating an environment where health professionals thrive and are recognized not only for patient outcomes, but also for their ability to teach, learn, and make an impact on the global medical community.