CINN Neurosurgeons Comprise Top Spine Surgery Program in the State

CINN is proud to announce that the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (NOHC) has been recognized as the number one spine surgery hospital in Illinois by HealthGrades. In addition, the NOHC spine surgery program, which is exclusively comprised of CINN neurosurgeons, is acknowledged as being among the top five percent in the country according to the Tenth Annual HealthGrades Hospital Quality in America study. The HealthGrades Research analyzed patient outcomes at all of the nation’s hospitals over the past three years.

The study also concluded that NOHC is:

• A recipient of the HealthGrades Spine Surgery Excellence Award

• The only hospital in Illinois to receive spine surgery excellence award
  

• Five-star rated for spine surgery
  

• Five-star rated for back and neck surgery two years in a row
  

• Five-star rated for spinal fusion

The HealthGrades Study examines nearly 5,000 hospitals nationwide and identifies key trends in their quality of care. HealthGrades researchers analyzed Medicare discharges from virtually every U.S. hospital between 2004 and 2006. They compared actual performance to predicted performance for patient outcomes during that time period.

CINN neurosurgeons were in large part the founding medical staff members of NOHC over five years ago. Today, the medical staff at NOHC is over 150 strong and is comprised of the seventeen CINN physicians, as well as leading orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists, radiation oncologists, internists, and others.