ROCKINGHAM — FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, including its Hoke and Richmond campuses, has been recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement Award recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor.
This achievement reflects the organization’s dedication to clinical excellence and distinguishes Moore Regional as one of the nation’s leading hospitals for outpatient joint replacement.
“Our staff and surgical team are proud to be recognized alongside our colleagues at Moore Regional and MRH-Hoke for excellence in orthopaedic surgery,” said Christy Land, MSN, R.N., administrator of MRH-Richmond. “Recognition as one of America’s 50 best hospitals for outpatient joint replacement underscores our commitment to excellence in patient care. We are grateful for our physician partners and outstanding orthopaedic surgeons at Pinehurst Surgical Clinic who share in our pursuit of excellence in health care. Together, we have achieved remarkable success in delivering the highest standards of care to our patients.”
Other accolades from Healthgrades include:
- Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award – Top 5% in the Nation
- Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award – Top 10% in the Nation
- Five-Star Distinctions in both Outpatient Total Knee Replacement and Outpatient Total Hip Replacement
According to representatives from the orthopaedic surgery department at Pinehurst Surgical Clinic, “It is an honor to be recognized by Healthgrades as a top 50 Best Hospital for outpatient surgery. Our program is driven by John Moore, M.D., orthopaedic surgeon, who completed the first outpatient total joint replacement more than 15 years ago. We continue to see the benefits of improved patient outcomes and decreased complications. Our partnership with FirstHealth of Carolinas allows us to continue making outpatient total joint replacement more accessible to our community.”
Pinehurst Surgical Clinic Chief Executive Officer Charles Gregg expressed that the Healthgrades recognition is a significant achievement.
“This award reflects the dedication and expertise within the health care system,” he said.
He added, “Patient choice plays a crucial role in this process, emphasizing the trust and confidence patients place in their surgical care providers.”
To identify the top-performing hospitals for outpatient joint replacement, Healthgrades analyzed patient outcomes at short-term acute care facilities nationwide that offer knee and hip replacement in an outpatient environment. Healthgrades’ analysis found that patients treated at hospitals that have been recognized for excellence in outpatient joint replacement have a demonstrably better chance at a smooth recovery than those treated at hospitals that were not recognized by Healthgrades. In fact, between 2020 and 2022, patients treated at hospitals receiving the America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement Award™ had, on average, a 73.7% lower risk of experiencing a complication while in the hospital than if they were treated at hospitals that did not receive the award.*
“Moore Regional exemplifies what it means to be a leader in outpatient orthopedics by delivering consistently superior outcomes across key outpatient procedures,” said Brad Bowman, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and head of Data Science at Healthgrades. “Patients undergoing outpatient joint replacement at Moore Regional should feel confident in their decision to seek care from a facility with top marks in their procedure.”
As outpatient surgical volumes continue to grow, Healthgrades is proud to offer the industry’s only outcomes-based outpatient ratings to help patients identify the best care for their needs. Consumers can visit Healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of SAF data for years 2020 through 2022 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. For more information on how Healthgrades identifies the nation’s top hospitals for outpatient joint replacement, see the 2024 Outpatient Specialty Excellence Awards and Ratings Methodology.
