Hospital type Specialist, teaching Founded 1863 Chairperson Robert D. Yaffa | Beds 205 Phone +1 212-606-1000 | |
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Location New York City, New York, United States Affiliated university Weill Cornell Medical College Standards Accredited by the Joint Commission, Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service Address 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021, USA Hours Closed now Tuesday11AM–9PMWednesday11AM–9PMThursday11AM–9PMFriday11AM–9PMSaturday11AM–9PMSunday11AM–9PMMonday11AM–9PM CEO Louis A. Shapiro (Oct 2006–) Similar NYU Langone Medical, Mount Sinai Health Sy, Lenox Hill Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Gracie Square Hospital Profiles | ||
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Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is a hospital in New York City that specializes in orthopedic surgery and the treatment of rheumatologic conditions.
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- Hospital for special surgery honors dr david helfet
- Spine research at hospital for special surgery
- Research
- Affiliations
- Location and facilities
- History
- Surgeons in chief
- Physicians in chief
- Notable Alumni
- References
Founded in 1863 by James Knight, HSS is the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States and is considered one of the top hospitals in the world for joint replacement. The hospital also performs the most knee replacement surgeries of any hospital in the United States. Todd Albert, M.D. serves as the Medical Director and Surgeon-in-Chief and Louis Shapiro serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer.
Additional areas of expertise at HSS include spine surgery and sports medicine. HSS physicians with a subspecialty training in the field of spine surgery focus on patients who suffer from congenital or acute spinal disorders as well as from chronic back pain. The sports medicine services at HSS treat athletic injuries of the musculoskeletal system with a special focus on shoulder, elbow, and knee injuries.
In addition, orthopedic surgeons at HSS perform limb lengthening, a procedure that uses the body's capacity to create new bone as well as the soft tissues, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves that surround and support it.
HSS also offers professional medical education programs, including continuing medical education lecture series, conferences and symposia.
The hospital has 327 active medical staff.
Spine research at hospital for special surgery
Research
Current clinical trials focus on issues related to lupus and arthritis. In addition to clinical trials, HSS has several research programs that center on the prevention of musculoskeletal diseases. Basic and applied research conducted at the hospital addresses specific problems such as arthritis, injury, osteoporosis, scoliosis, autoimmune diseases such as lupus, and related musculoskeletal diseases as they affect children and adults.
Affiliations
The Hospital for Special Surgery is affiliated with the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System through the hospital's affiliation with Weill Cornell Medical College. The hospital is also affiliated with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller University.
Location and facilities
Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, HSS is built over the Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) drive and partially located in the Belaire building at 535 East 70th Street. Currently HSS has 205 beds and 29 operating rooms. HSS recently completed the construction of a new, ninth floor that adds 85,000 square feet (7,900 m2) of new space and 100,000 square feet (10,000 m2) of re-engineered and re-designed space.
HSS has several specialized centers that focus on specific patients and joint problems, including:
History
HSS was founded in 1863 as the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled in the home of James Knight on Second Avenue, just south of 6th Street. It opened its doors to the first patient, a four-year-old boy with paralysis, on May 1, 1863. There were 28 beds available, all for children. Adults were treated as outpatients. In 1870 it moved to a newly constructed 200-bed building on the corner of 42nd street and Lexington Avenue. There was no operating room until 1888 after a hospital fire. At the turn of the century, it became the target for efforts to expand Grand Central Terminal and negotiations were led by Cornelius Vanderbilt, II, a member of the Board of Managers of the hospital. In 1912, the hospital moved to a six-story building on 42nd Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue that is now the home of the Ford Foundation. The hospital moved to its present location in 1955.
Surgeons-in-chief
Physicians-in-chief
Notable Alumni
Notable alumni include: