These fifteen hospitals prove that avoiding unnecessary back surgery is possible

Judith Garber

3 weeks ago

These fifteen hospitals prove that avoiding unnecessary back surgery is possible

wdt_ID	wdt_created_by	wdt_created_at	wdt_last_edited_by	wdt_last_edited_at	Hospital	Spinal fusion overuse rate	Vertebroplasty overuse rate
1	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Erlanger Baroness Hospital (TN)	2.14%	2.62%
2	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (OR)	4.89%	2.96%
3	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Keck Hospital Of USC (CA)	3.93%	4.17%
4	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center (MN)	4.53%	2.88%
5	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	McBride Orthopedic Hospital (OK)	1.51%	0.99%
6	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Morristown Medical Center (NJ)	2.54%	0.91%
7	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Pardee Hospital (NC)	4.85%	2.67%
8	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (OR)	4.07%	2.92%
9	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	St Vincent Regional Hospital (MT)	4.96%	2.26%
10	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (FL)	3.98%	2.93%
11	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central (CO)	4.08%	4.07%
12	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	UC Medical Center (OH)	4.42%	0.45%
13	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	UC San Diego Medical Center (CA)	2.38%	2.51%
14	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	St. George Regional Hospital (UT)	4.74%	2.87%
15	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	atoleos@lowninstitute.org	23/10/2025 10:15 AM	Swedish First Hill Campus (WA)	3.23%	3.24%