Lebanon, NH – Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, a member of Dartmouth Health, has been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals as a High Performing hospital for Hip Replacement. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings.
“APD orthopaedic surgeons and staff offer highly skilled care for patients with a wide variety of orthopaedic problems, in a setting that puts a premium on high-quality, personalized care,” said Susan E. Mooney, MD, MS, FACOG, president and CEO of Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital. “This team is known throughout New Hampshire and Vermont for excellent outcomes with a low complication rate, and we are honored to be one of the hospitals to be recognized for expertise in hip replacements.”
U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience.
“For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their healthcare decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.”
To calculate the Best Hospitals rankings, U.S. News evaluated each hospital’s performance on objective measures such as risk-adjusted mortality rates, preventable complications and level of nursing care. The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis. The Procedures & Conditions ratings are based entirely on objective quality measures.
Other Dartmouth Health member hospitals recognized by U.S. News rankings include Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center as the Best Hospital in New Hampshire and Cheshire Medical Center as High Performing for COPD.
About Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital (APD)
Known for highly personalized and high-quality care, APD is the community hospital of the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. Founded in 1932 and a member of Dartmouth Health since 2016, APD’s areas of clinical excellence include surgical services, primary care, geriatric care, sleep health, orthopaedics, and emergency services. The APD campus is also home to a senior living community with assisted and independent living facilities. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.