The Miriam Hospital earned the “Top Hospital in Rhode Island” designation from US News & World Report for the 12th year in a row in its 2023 to 2024 report on the best hospitals in the country. The Miriam also ranked as the Top Hospital in the Providence metro area, which includes Providence, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Fall River, Massachusetts, and New Bedford, Massachusetts. .
The hospital’s specialized adult orthopedics services received a "high performing" rank for care and treatment. Additionally, US News & World Report awarded The Miriam a "high performing" rating for 10 common adult procedures and conditions.
The Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital continued to meet the rigorous performance standards of The Joint Commission when it earned its fourth Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement in 2023. The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a healthcare organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care. This is the fourth time the Total Joint Center has received this designation, having earned initial certification in 2017.
When The Miriam Hospital was ranked 2022 to 2023 Best Regional Hospital by US News & World Report, the Total Joint Center was recognized for its “high performance” in both hip replacements and knee replacements.
We are honored by this prestigious distinction, while remaining the region’s highest volume program for total joint replacement, with clinical and quality outcomes that rank among the best in the nation.
The Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. In 2021, we were, once again, awarded with this highly regarded certification. We are proud to be recognized for our expert care and patient safety. The Total Joint Center will continue to uphold the quality, consistency, and safety standards of services and patient care set by The Joint Commission.
The Miriam Hospital is proud to have been ranked 2020-2021 Best Regional Hospital and Top Hospital in Rhode Island by the US News and World Report. In addition to this honor, our urology services were ranked nationally, landing 27th on a list of 50 hospitals deemed to have the best urology program in the country. We are honored to have been given these prestigious accolades by such a respectable publication.
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The Miriam Hospital has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of 100 hospitals across the country with great orthopedic programs. The hospital is home to the Total Joint Center, a program of the Orthopedic Institute at The Miriam, Rhode Island, and Newport hospitals.“ Achieving this ranking is great acknowledgment of the unprecedented integrated way The Miriam Hospital delivers total joint replacement for the hip, knee and shoulder,” said John A. Froehlich, MD, program director of the Total Joint Center.
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island designated The Miriam Hospital a Blue Distinction Center+ for knee and hip replacement for 2020. The national program recognizes hospitals that show exceptional expertise and cost efficiency, based on objective clinical measures. The designation helps patients who are seeking treatment find the quality care and value they desire.
In 2019, the Total Joint Center once again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. The certification recognizes that the Total Joint Center upholds the quality, consistency and safety standards of services and patient care set by The Joint Commission.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island named Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital Blue Distinction Centers for knee and hip replacement for 2018. Hospitals are designated as Blue Distinction Centers in recognition of their expertise in delivering quality care and improved patient safety, based on objective clinical measures that result in better outcomes for patients.
The Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement. The Total Joint Center is the region’s highest volume joint replacement program with clinical and quality outcomes that rank among the best in the nation. “This advanced Joint Commission certification is recognition of The Miriam Hospital’s team approach to ensuring patients have the best possible outcome. This is achieved by providing safe, state-of-the-art care, starting prior to surgery and through the rehabilitative process,” said John A. Froehlich, MD, program director of the Total Joint Center.
The Miriam Hospital is one of Becker's Hospital Review Top 100 hospitals.
The hospital is home to the Total Joint Center, a program of the Orthopedic Institute at The Miriam, Rhode Island, and Newport hospitals. “Achieving this ranking is great acknowledgement of the unprecedented integrated way The Miriam Hospital delivers total joint replacement for the hip, knee and shoulder,” said John A. Froehlich, M.D., program director of the Total Joint Center.
Learn more about the designation by Becker's Hospital Review.
The Total Joint Center at The Miriam Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its total knee and total hip replacement programs. The certification recognizes the Total Joint Center’s compliance with national standards for health care quality and safety in a disease-specific care set by The Joint Commission. It also acknowledges the center’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has named The Miriam Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center in Knee and Hip Replacement. The Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care program is a national designation awarded to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality specialty care.
“We are extremely honored to receive this achievement only a year after opening the doors to our Total Joint Center,” said Arthur J. Sampson, president of The Miriam Hospital. “The success of our program is a direct reflection of the tremendous dedication and expertise of our surgeons, doctors, nurses, physical therapists and staff who go above and beyond every day to provide exemplary orthopedic care, from consultation to surgery and all the way through to recovery.”
