(October 29, 2007 - Rockville Centre, NY) - Mercy Medical Center has received the 2008 Orthopedic Care Excellence Award from HealthGrades -- marking the fourth year in a row that the nation’s leading healthcare ratings company has given Mercy’s program its highest honor.

Mercy is the only hospital in Nassau County to rank in the top five percent in Overall Orthopedic Services among the more than 5,000 facilities across the nation that are analyzed by HealthGrades for its annual study of Hospital Quality in America.

Mercy received the HealthGrades study’s highest Five Star rating for primary total knee replacement surgery, hip fracture repair surgery, and back and neck surgery with spinal fusion.

HealthGrades provides ratings and profiles of hospitals, nursing homes and physicians to consumers, corporations, health plans and hospitals. Its annual study of study of Hospital Quality in America is now in its tenth year, with ratings for hospitals across the nation are available, free of charge, on line at: www.healthgrades.com.

Mercy Medical Center is widely recognized for high-quality, innovative orthopedic care. It is the only hospital in New York State offering Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement surgery, along with a unique “Joint Endeavor” Program designed to achieve superior results through holistic care.

For information, call 516-62MERCY.

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Contact: Mel Granick
Phone: (516) 705-2618
e-Mail: Mel.Granick@chsli.org