We are excited to announce and share that in addition to the OSMS Orthopedic Surgery Center of Green Bay being one of the Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers in America 2024 by Newsweek, we have also been named as one of the Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers for Orthopedics in the United States 2024-2025 by U.S. News & World Report!

For Newsweek, OSMS is one of nine Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) in Wisconsin to have received this recognition, while for U.S. News & World Report, OSMS is one of three ASCs in Wisconsin to have received this recognition. OSMS is the only ASC in northeast Wisconsin to have appeared on either list and to have received recognition by both Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report.

The debut ratings of outpatient surgical centers offer consumers a vetted, data-informed resource for those seeking outpatient surgical care. OSMS has a postoperative infection rate of 0.15%, which is significantly lower than the national ASC average of 0.85% and the hospital average of 2.5%.

“To be named as one of the three best ASCs in the state of Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report is a testament to the unwavering care and service from our team of hardworking healthcare professionals,” explained Amanda Sosnosky, administrator of Orthopedic Surgery Center of Green Bay and Orthopedic Surgery Center of the Fox Valley. “Our top priority at OSMS is providing safe care for patients along with the best possible experience throughout their treatment journey, and it is an honor to see that dedication to service and patient care be recognized at the national level yet again.”

U.S. News awards the designation of “Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers” only to those surgical centers that satisfy U.S. News’ statistical assessment of performance. Only the highest-rated surgery centers earned a “Best” rating. U.S. News & World Report partnered with CareJourney for the first edition of Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers to rate nearly 5,000 surgery centers across the U.S. on several criteria, including how successfully they avoided complications, ER visits, unplanned hospitalizations and other undesirable outcomes, patient outcomes, risk-adjustment and more. Ambulatory Surgery Centers were evaluated in four separate specialty areas: colonoscopy and endoscopy, ophthalmology, urology and orthopedics and spine. Surgery centers could not opt out of being evaluated.

“Empowering consumers through informed decisions is at the core of U.S. News’ mission,” said Sumita Singh, senior vice president and general manager of Healthcare at U.S. News. “This collaboration with CareJourney on U.S. News’ ratings of Ambulatory Surgery Centers provides patients the transparency they deserve. Now, anyone facing an outpatient procedure can make data-fueled, informed choices for numerous possible surgical procedures they may need.”

“Same-day procedures play an increasingly vital role in the healthcare landscape; our debut ratings of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, built on robust data analysis with CareJourney, provide the objective insights patients need to navigate their healthcare journey with confidence,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News.

For more information on OSMS, including its nationally recognized Ambulatory Surgery Center, visit osmsgb.com/oscgb/.