Baptist Health Care on Becker’s ‘100 Hospitals with Great Orthopaedic Programs’ List

Baptist Health Care has been name as one of 100 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs. The list is published annually by the Becker’s Hospital Review and includes national leaders in orthopaedic care.

Baptist includes three hospitals, two medical parks and the Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla. Andrews Institute was founded by Baptist and renowned orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, M.D. The Institute draws people from around the world to the Pensacola area for orthopaedic and sports medicine care. While known for treating professional athletes, Andrews Institute is open to anyone with orthopaedic are needs.

“We have created a destination for world class orthopaedic care,” said Scott Raynes, Senior Vice President, Baptist Health Care. “It is a great honor to be included on this list and a testament to the level of our team's expertise and dedication.”

Andrews Institute offerings include physician offices, rehabilitation, a hand center, a spine center, a total joint center, orthopaedic trauma and fracture care, sports medicine and diagnostic imaging services. The main Andrews campus is located in Gulf Breeze, Fla., but physician and rehabilitation offices are located throughout the community. Surgery services are provided at Andrews Institute and Baptist and Gulf Breeze hospitals.

To develop the list, the Becker’s editorial team examined several ranking and award agencies, including U.S. News & World Report national and regional rankings for orthopaedics, U.S. News' common care ratings for hip and knee replacement, CareChex rankings for orthopedic care and major orthopedic surgery, Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement, Healthgrades orthopaedics awards and Magnet designation for nursing excellence. Others on the list include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic and Ochsner Medical Center.

For more information about Andrews Institute, call 850.916.8700 or visit andrewsinstitute.com. To view the entire Becker’s 100 list, visit beckershospitalreview.com/lists/100-hospitals-with-great-orthopedic-programs-2015.html.