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Between 2009 and 2013, 3,405 Medicare patients died during hospital stays for “routine” surgeries.
Surgeon Scorecard is a free searchable database covering 16,019 surgeons across the U.S.
The surgeons perform the eight most common elective surgeries—things like knee replacements, hip replacements, and lumbar fusions.
Plug in your surgeon’s name, your location, or your hospital. The site will spit out detailed information, including how many procedures your surgeon has performed and the rate of complications at each hospital.
Use Surgeon Scorecard to ensure you know all the facts regarding your surgeon and hospital. Don’t wind up a statistic.
