Best Hospitals

2026

Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery

The hospitals that stand out for orthopedic surgery deliver safe, effective procedures performed by highly experienced orthopedic surgeons. Expert, attentive post-operative care also plays a critical role in ensuring the best outcomes from surgery.

Money’s 2026 list of the best hospitals for orthopedic surgery highlights facilities that meet these standards, with an emphasis on safety, expertise and strong patient experience. While not a scored factor, we also assessed price transparency, as reflected in how closely each hospital’s final bills align with its publicly listed prices.

In total, 75 hospitals earned a spot on the list — each one vetted by Money’s editorial team.

Published: March 30, 2026 | Read the full methodology here.

Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery

In total, 75 hospitals earned a spot on the list — each one vetted by Money’s editorial team.

Published: March 30, 2026 | Read the full methodology here.

Slide Table to Compare

Rank	Hospital	Orthopedic Grade	Quality Rating	Patient Rating	Specialty Certifications	Price Transparency
#1	New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA	A+			Shoulder replacement, advanced total hip and knee replacement & advanced spinal surgery	A+
#2	Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY	A+			Advanced total hip and knee replacement	A
#3	Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Akron, OH	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B+
#4	North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY	A+			Shoulder replacement, advanced total hip and knee replacement & advanced spinal surgery	B+
#5	Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte, NC	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A+
#6	St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center Roslyn, NY	A+			Hip and knee replacement	B
#7	Maine Medical Center Portland, ME	A+			Shoulder replacement, advanced total hip and knee replacement & advanced spinal surgery	A+
#8	UPMC Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA	A+			Advanced total hip and knee replacement	A
#9	Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA	A+			Advanced total hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A
#10	Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA	A+			Shoulder replacement, advanced total hip and knee replacement & advanced spinal surgery	A-
#11	Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA	A+			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A+
#12	Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, CA	A+			Advanced total hip and knee replacement	A
#13	Griffin Hospital Derby, CT	A+			Hip and knee replacement	B+
#14	Barnes-Jewish Hospital Saint Louis, MO	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	A+
#15	Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ	A+			Advanced total hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B+
#16	Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem, NC	A+			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A
#17	Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Creve Coeur, MO	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	A-
#18	Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA	A+			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A+
#19	Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE	A+			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#20	Virginia Hospital Center Arlington, VA	A+			Hip and knee replacement	A
#21	Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN	A+			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A
#22	Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	A+
#23	Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, FL	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B
#24	Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	A
#25	Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	B+
#26	St. Anthony Community Hospital Warwick, NY	A+			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	C-
#27	Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital St George, UT	A+			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A+
#28	Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI	A+			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#29	Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR	A+			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#30	South Shore University Hospital Bay Shore, NY	A+			Advanced total hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B+
#31	AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO	A+			Hip and knee replacement	B-
#32	OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH	A+			Hip and knee replacement	A
#33	Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Jasper, IN	A+			Hip and knee replacement	A
#34	Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville, AR	A+			Advanced total hip and knee replacement & advanced spinal surgery	B+
#35	Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin, TX	A+			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B-
#36	AdventHealth Redmond Rome, GA	A+			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	D
#37	Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ	A			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A
#38	Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus Milford, DE	A			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#39	Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst, IL	A			Advanced total hip and knee replacement	B-
#40	McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center Springfield, OR	A			Hip and knee replacement	B+
#41	California Pacific Medical Center, Mission Bernal San Francisco, CA	A			Hip and knee replacement	A
#42	Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR	A			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#43	Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD	A			Advanced total hip and knee replacement, shoulder replacement & spinal surgery	A+
#44	St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee Kankakee, IL	A			Hip and knee replacement	C
#45	Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA	A			Hip and knee replacement	A-
#46	Newberry County Memorial Hospital Newberry, SC	A			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#47	TriStar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN	A			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	C+
#48	Sharp Coronado Hospital Coronado, CA	A			Hip and knee replacement	B
#49	SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital Jefferson City, MO	A			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A
#50	SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Oklahoma City, OK	A			Hip and knee replacement	B
#51	Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA	A			Hip and knee replacement	B-
#52	Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton, NJ	A			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B-
#53	AdventHealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL	A			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	A-
#54	Northside Hospital Forsyth Cumming, GA	A			Hip and knee replacement	B
#55	Medical City Denton Denton, TX	A			Hip and knee replacement	D
#56	Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville, NC	A			Hip and knee replacement	A
#57	Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ	A			Hip and knee replacement	A-
#58	Johns Hopkins Suburban Hospital Bethesda, MD	A			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#59	Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA	A			Spinal surgery	A+
#60	Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Phenix City, AL	A			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#61	Englewood Health Englewood, NJ	A			Spinal surgery	C-
#62	Northern Dutchess Hospital Rhinebeck, NY	A			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#63	AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL	A			Hip and knee replacement	B
#64	Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg, MO	A			Shoulder, hip and knee replacement	A
#65	Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center Denver, CO	A			Hip and knee replacement	D
#66	TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville, TN	A			Hip and knee replacement	D
#67	MidState Medical Center Meriden, CT	A			Shoulder replacement, advanced total hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	A+
#68	Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Miramar Beach, FL	A			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B-
#69	AdventHealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL	A			Hip and knee replacement & spinal surgery	B+
#70	Pratt Regional Medical Center Pratt, KS	A			None	A+
#71	UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh, NC	A			Hip and knee replacement	A+
#72	Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX	A			Hip and knee replacement	C-
#73	UNC Health Johnston Smithfield, NC	A			Hip and knee replacement	A-
#74	Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI	A			Hip and knee replacement	A
#75	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX	A			Hip and knee replacement	A-

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Best Hospitals 2026

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Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery

Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery

New England Baptist Hospital

Boston, MA

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, NY

Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center

Akron, OH

North Shore University Hospital

Manhasset, NY

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Charlotte, NC

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

Roslyn, NY

Maine Medical Center

Portland, ME

UPMC Harrisburg

Harrisburg, PA

Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

Burlingame, CA

Novato Community Hospital

Novato, CA

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax, VA

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital

Santa Barbara, CA

Griffin Hospital

Derby, CT

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Saint Louis, MO

Overlook Medical Center

Summit, NJ

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Winston-Salem, NC

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Creve Coeur, MO

Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg, VA

Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Omaha, NE

Virginia Hospital Center

Arlington, VA

Williamson Medical Center

Franklin, TN

Garrett Regional Medical Center

Oakland, MD

Jupiter Medical Center

Jupiter, FL

Sanford USD Medical Center

Sioux Falls, SD

Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center

Lafayette, LA

St. Anthony Community Hospital

Warwick, NY

Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital

St George, UT

Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital

Grand Rapids, MI

Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, OR

South Shore University Hospital

Bay Shore, NY

AdventHealth Parker

Parker, CO

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus, OH

Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center

Jasper, IN

Washington Regional Medical Center

Fayetteville, AR

Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

Austin, TX

AdventHealth Redmond

Rome, GA

Monmouth Medical Center

Long Branch, NJ

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus

Milford, DE