About Hospital for Special Surgery
World #1 for Orthopedics
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 1863
- Company type
- Nonprofit
HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics (for the 16th consecutive year), No. 3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2025-2026), and the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in NY, NJ and CT by U.S. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” list (2024-2025). In a survey of medical professionals in more than 20 countries by Newsweek, HSS is ranked world #1 in orthopedics for a fifth consecutive year (2025).
Founded in 1863, the Hospital has the lowest readmission rates in the nation for orthopedics, and among the lowest infection and complication rates. HSS was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center five consecutive times. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State, as well as in Florida.
Specialties
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
- Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
- Physiatry
- Neurology
- Pediatric Orthopedics
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Social Work
- Research
- Innovation
- and Physiatry
Company locations
535 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021, US
1 Blachley Rd, Stamford, CT 06902, US
140 East Ridgewood Avenue, Suite 175 S, Paramus, NJ 07652, US
333 Earle Ovington Blvd, Suite 106, Uniondale, NY 11553, US
1133 Westchester Ave, White Plains, New York 10605, US
176-60 Union Turnpike, Suite 190, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366, US
475 E 72nd St, New York, NY 10021, US
635 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022, US
429 E 75th St, New York, NY 10021, US
1233 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10065, US
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- 109,221
- People linked to this company
- 17,222
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