The Christ Hospital Health Network Named a Top Hospital in the Nation for Neurosurgery and Spine Care
Joint & Spine Center recognized as a Healthcare Destination
2/6/2018
The Christ Hospital Health Network was named one of the nation’s Top 100 hospitals with great Neurosurgery and Spine programs by Becker’s Healthcare. The hospitals included on this list have extensive neuroscience and spine programs, providing treatment and cutting edge research into neurosurgical disorders. Hospitals and health systems featured have earned top honors for medical excellence, outcomes and patient experience in their spine and brain surgery departments.
The Christ Hospital’s Joint & Spine Center has become the destination for neurosurgical and spine care. It is the only facility in the region, and one of the only a few in the country, dedicated to advanced treatment of spine and joint conditions. In fact, The Joint & Spine Center performs more spine procedures than any other hospital in the region, offering patients the most advanced, integrated care, from non-operative to inpatient and outpatient surgical intervention, and rehabilitation.
"We are honored to be recognized among the Top 100 hospitals for Neurosurgery and Spine Care,” said Alfred Kahn III, MD, service line executive medical director of The Christ Hospital Joint & Spine Center. “Clinical excellence is the building block upon which the Joint & Spine Center was built. This award reinforces that we are both Cincinnati’s Most Preferred hospital and a proven leader in spine and neurosurgical care.”
The Joint & Spine Center features 87 private inpatient rooms, 12 operating rooms, physical, occupational and speech therapy services, interventional pain management services, advanced imaging services, electrodiagnostics, conference and education facilities. Specialties include orthopaedics, spine care, neurosurgery, interventional radiology, anesthesiology, physical medicine & rehabilitation and podiatry.
To learn more about The Joint & Spine Center, go to TheChristHospital.com/JSC or call 513-557-4900 to find a specialist.
About The Christ Hospital Health Network: The Christ Hospital Health Network is an acute care hospital located in Mt. Auburn with six ambulatory centers and dozens of offices conveniently located throughout the region. More than 1,200 talented physicians and 5,800 dedicated employees support the Network. Its mission is to improve the health of the community and to create patient value by providing exceptional outcomes, the finest experiences, all in an affordable way. The Network has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as the 24th best large employer in the nation in the magazine’s “America’s 500 Best Large Employers” listing and by National Consumer Research as the region’s “Most Preferred Hospital” for 21 consecutive years. The Network is dedicated to transforming care by delivering integrated, personalized healthcare through its comprehensive, multi-specialty physician network. The Christ Hospital is among only six percent of hospitals in the nation to be awarded “Magnet” recognition for nursing excellence and among the top five percent of hospitals in the country for patient satisfaction. For more than 125 years, The Christ Hospital has provided compassionate care to those it serves.
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