New York Society For The Relief Of Ruptured & Crippled Maintaining

PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY PATIENT CARE, IMPROVE MOBILITY, & ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL, & ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF ORTHOPEDIC SURG, RHEUMATOLOGY, & THEIR RELATED DISCIPLINES.

PATIENT CARE: HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING WORLD-CLASS CARE TO ITS PATIENTS AND HELPING THEM TO REGAIN THEIR MOBILITY, WHILE ALSO ADVANCING RESEARCH INITIATIVES TO EXPLORE AND IMPROVE TREATMENTS FOR ORTHOPEDIC AND RHEUMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS. HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY OPERATED 205 AND 210 STAFFED BEDS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018; AND 39 OPERATING ROOMS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018. WE PERFORMED 29,645 SURGERIES, AN INCREASE OF 191 OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, WHILE NON-SURGICAL OUTPATIENT VISITS NUMBERED 484,949, 14,342 MORE THAN 2018. HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY PROVIDED INPATIENT CARE TO 15,906 PATIENTS, 134 MORE THAN 2018. OF THOSE IN 2019, 15,660 WERE SURGICAL. TOTAL AMBULATORY SURGICAL CASES NUMBERED 13,985, AN INCREASE OF 4 FROM 2018. THE HOSPITAL HAS A DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATION SERVING THOSE WITH PUBLIC INSURANCE (MEDICARE AND MEDICAID), PRIVATE INSURANCE (VARIOUS PAYORS) AND THE UNINSURED. THE HOSPITAL MAINTAINS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ASSIST THOSE THAT CANNOT PAY FOR ITS SERVICES AND PROVIDES NUMEROUS OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS. HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS A MAGNET HOSPITAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NURSING CARE. THE HOSPITAL IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE AND IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IN ITS SPECIALTIES.

RESEARCH: THE RESEARCH DIVISION OF HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY CONTINUED ITS ACTIVITIES IN 2019 TOWARD ENHANCING AND EXPANDING OUR RESEARCH IN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES. RESEARCH AT HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY WORKS TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS THROUGH BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE GOALS ARE TO IDENTIFY GENETIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, CELLULAR, STRUCTURAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DISORDERS IMPORTANT IN ORTHOPEDICS, RHEUMATOLOGY AND RELATED DISCIPLINES AND TO DISCOVER EFFECTIVE APPROACHES FOR DIAGNOSIS PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT OF THESE DISORDERS. THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAS CREATED PROGRAMMATIC AREAS POISED TO MAKE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MUSCULOSKELETAL AND RHEUMATOLOGY HEATH CARE: (1) AUTOIMMUNITY AND RHEUMATIC DISEASES (2) ARTHRITS AND INFLAMMATION (3) SOFT TISSUE REPAIR (4) BONE HEALTH AND SPINE RESTORATION (5) GENOMICS (6) PRECISION MEDICINE AND (7) BIOMECHANICS. AS A RESULT OF STRONG INTRA - AND INTER - PROGRAMMATIC INTERACTIONS, AND THE USE OF SHARED CORE RESOURCES, OUR PORTFOLIO OF INNOVATIVE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT HAS EXPANDED EXPONENTIALLY. TO PROVIDE THE FINAL COMPONENT NEEDED TO ACHIEVE BENCH-TO BEDSIDE RESEARCH, THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, IN COLLABORATION WITH CLINICIAN RESEARCHERS HAS CREATED A DISTINGUISHED CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS FUNDED BY AN OPERATING BUDGET OF $48.6 MILLION, SUPPORTED IN PART BY APPROXIMATELY $40.6 MILLION IN EXTRAMURAL FUNDS, INCLUDING $13.7 MILLION FROM FEDERAL GRANTS. THIS RESEARCH RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PUBLICATIONS FROM 100 BASIC SCIENTISTS AND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS IN 2019. HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2019 INCLUDE: ADVANCING HSS' RESEARCH STRATEGIC PLAN WITH INVESTMENTS IN: 1)SUPPORTING FACULTY WHO REMAIN EXPOSED TO FUNDING UNCERTAINTIES; 2)MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, 3)CONTINUED INITIATIVES TO RETAIN OUR MOST PRODUCTIVE FACULTY, 4)CONTINUED INVESTMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE PRECISION MEDICINE, AND 5) SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS: REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SINGLE CELL SEQUENCING: NEW DISEASE-RELATED CELL TYPES IN RA AND SLE AND HOW THEY RESPOND TO THERAPY; MICROBIOME (GUT BACTERIA) AFFECTS PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTIONS: NEW THERAPIES; GENOME EDITING (CRISPR): "GENE SWITCHES" THAT CONTROL AUTOIMMUNITY, AND; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS ALTER IMMUNE RESPONSE AND IMPROVE TENDON HEALING.

EDUCATION INSTITUTE: HSS EDUCATION INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO MAKE STRIDES TOWARDS THE MISSION TO BE "THE MOST TRUSTED EDUCATOR" IN THE FIELD OF MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH FOR PATIENTS, PHYSICIANS, ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN 2019 WE STRENGTHENED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR 26 EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, AS WELL AS FURTHERING EXTERNAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS GLOBALLY. THE INSTITUTE TRAINED 45 RESIDENTS, 73 FELLOWS, AND 105 MEDICAL STUDENTS AND TRAINEES WHO SPEND PART OF THE YEAR AT HSS. IN ADDITION, HSS' RESIDENCY PROGRAM HAS BEEN TOP RANKED FOR THE FIVE YEARS BY PHYSICIAN NETWORK DOXIMITY IN BOTH REPUTATION AND RESEARCH OUTPUT. IN 2019, WE ENGAGED NEARLY 165,000 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH CUTTING EDGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR HSS E-ACADEMY (THE HOSPITAL'S ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM FOR PROFESSIONALS), ACGME PROGRAMS, CME ACCREDITED ACTIVITIES, BIOSKILLS EDUCATION LABORATORY SESSIONS, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES, KIM BARRETT MEMORIAL MEDICAL LIBRARY USERS, AND PUBLIC AND PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS. EI ALSO HOSTED 424 ACADEMIC VISTORS AND CREDENTIALED NEARLY 1,000 PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. WE CONTINUE TO SET THE HIGHEST STANDARD WITH OUR ACCME ACCREDITED AND NON-ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. IN 2019, THE EDUCATION INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS POFESSIONAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND HSS E-ACADEMY DELIVERED MORE THAN 250 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ONSITE COURSES, GRAND ROUNDS, INTERNET LIVE COURSES, INTERNET ENDURING MATERIAL AND JOURNAL-BASED CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN OVER 19,000 LEARNER INTERACTIONS WITH A DIVERSITY OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND TEAMS.