AUGUSTA HEALTH ACHIEVES 2026 HONORS FROM HEALTHGRADES

FISHERSVILLE, VIRGINIA— Augusta Health announced today that it has been named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement by Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. This is the highest achievement Healthgrades offers for joint replacement, placing Augusta Health in the upper echelon of hospitals nationwide for specialty care.

In addition to this top honor, Augusta Health received two Specialty Excellence Awards, which put the organization among the top 10% of U.S. hospitals for surgical care and outpatient orthopedic surgery. Augusta Health also earned state-level accolades for specialty care, ranking among the top five in Virginia for surgical care. These achievements further affirm Augusta Health’s status as a premier destination for specialty care and underscore the organization’s longstanding commitment to excellent patient care.

“These awards reflect our organization’s deep commitment to high-quality specialty care,” said Kris Doan, MBA, FACHE, President of Augusta Medical Group. “From investing in advanced technologies like the ROSA robotic system to expanding our outpatient and orthopedic services to include Shenandoah Valley Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Augusta Health continues to elevate surgical excellence and patient outcomes across our region.”

Augusta Health’s achievements are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to identify the top hospitals in key specialty areas. Through easy-to-understand, objective measures of hospital performance, Healthgrades empowers patients with the information they need to find a hospital that excels in their procedure or condition.

As performance gaps persist between the nation’s highest-and lowest-achieving facilities, seeking care at a top program has never been more important. Healthgrades’ 2026 analysis revealed that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2022-2024 study period, on average, 230,466 lives could have been saved and 156,797 complications could have been avoided.*

“Healthgrades’ specialty awards identify the nation’s top-performing hospitals in key service areas, helping consumers find high-quality care tailored to their specific needs,” said Alana Biggers, MD, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize Augusta Health for its consistently superior outcomes in key service areas, including joint replacement and surgical care.”

Consumers can visit Healthgrades’ Specialty Excellence Patient Advocate Center to learn more about how Healthgrades identifies the top-performing hospitals for specialty care. 

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2026 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.

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