Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital Among Nation’s Top Performers For Outpatient Orthopedics

Independence Health System continues to be among the nation’s top performers for outpatient orthopedic surgery. Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospital has achieved accolades for outpatient joint replacement from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use to find a doctor or hospital. Among Butler Memorial Hospital’s distinctions are the 2025 Outpatient Joint Replacement Award™, which place the hospital in the top 10% nationwide for outpatient joint replacement.

Butler Memorial Hospital also received a Five-Star Rating for outpatient total knee replacement. These achievements place Butler Memorial Hospital in the upper echelon of hospitals nationwide for specialty care and reflect the organization’s commitment to delivering the best care possible to patients undergoing critical outpatient procedures.

Butler Memorial Hospital is one of two hospitals in Western Pennsylvania¹ to receive the Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award™ for a second consecutive year (2024-2025) and is the only hospital in Western Pennsylvania to receive the Five-Star Distinction for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement for a second year in a row (2024-2025).

“We are gratified to be recognized among the top 10 percent in the nation for joint replacement surgery,” said Michael Fiorina, DO, chief medical officer at Butler Memorial and Clarion Hospital. “Through collaboration and a commitment to offering the highest quality of care, our dedicated team consistently excels in meeting national standards. This achievement demonstrates our unwavering commitment to serving our community with the very best in orthopedic care.”

To identify the top-performing hospitals for the most common outpatient procedures and conditions, Healthgrades focused exclusively on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 analysis, Healthgrades analyzed risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates at short-term acute care facilities nationwide that perform critical joint procedures in an outpatient environment. Healthgrades found that patients treated at hospitals with nationally recognized outpatient programs have a demonstrably better chance of a positive outcome than those treated at hospitals that were not recognized for outpatient excellence. From 2021 through 2023, if all hospitals as a group, performed similarly to hospitals receiving five stars as a group, on average, 35,563 complications could potentially have been avoided.*

“Year after year, Butler Memorial Hospital delivers consistently superior clinical outcomes to patients undergoing critical procedures in an outpatient environment,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “Healthgrades is proud to recognize Butler Memorial Hospital as a national leader in specialty care and a choice hospital for outpatient surgery in Western Pennsylvania.”

As outpatient surgical volumes continue to grow, Healthgrades is proud to offer the industry’s only outcomes-based outpatient ratings to help patients identify the best care for their needs. To learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality, visit healthgrades.com.

*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of SAF data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. For more information on how Healthgrades identifies the nation’s top hospitals for outpatient orthopedic surgery, see the 2025 Outpatient Awards and Ratings Methodology.

¹Western Pennsylvania is defined as: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland Counties.

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About Independence Health System

Nationally recognized for quality care, Independence Health System comprises Butler Memorial, Clarion, Frick, Latrobe and Westmoreland Hospitals with a combined bed count of 925. With more than 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and 7,300 employees, the System is the third largest in western Pennsylvania serving a population base of 750,000 in a footprint spanning more than 10 counties.

The System includes tertiary programs rated among America’s best for cardiac care and surgery, earning accolades from a number of prestigious outlets and organizations. Locally owned and locally controlled, Independence Health System offers its patients low-cost, high-quality care across the care spectrum in such specialties as cardiology, cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, women’s health and obstetrics, emergency medicine, behavioral health and primary care. Its network of outpatient centers sees more than 1.2 million visits annually. The homecare division further supports patients at all stages of life with home health and hospice services. Learn more at www.independence.health

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