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BEACON Senior News - Western Colorado

Montrose Memorial Hospital receives high ranking for knee replacements

Oct 04, 2017 05:00AM ● By BEACON Senior News

Cathy White, a recent patient, with Montrose Memorial Hospital staff at the Joint Replacement Center desk. Montrose Memorial Hospital was recently named a High Performing hospital for knee replacement surgery by "U.S. News & World Report."

According to the “U.S. News & World Report,” one of the best places to receive a knee replacement surgery is right here in Montrose. The evaluation included 4,500 hospitals across the U.S. and looked at several data measures. A high rating indicates a hospital is significantly better than the national average in a given procedure or condition. Montrose Memorial Hospital performed 193 joint replacements in 2016. For more information about the program, call 252-2974.