Awards & Recognition

The Best Orthopedic Hospital: OHOW Awards & Recognition

We put our patients first, always, by continuously refining best practices for patient care and outcomes. Our shared uncommon focus on you wins widespread recognition and awards for our quality of care as well as patient and staff satisfaction.

Awards & Honors

  • The top 1% in overall patient satisfaction for all U.S. hospitals as measured by Press Ganey
  • Press Ganey Summit Award and Guardian of Excellence Award, annually since 2010
    • Award winners must rank in the 95th percentile in the Press Ganey database for patient satisfaction
  • Modern Healthcare – America’s “Best Places to Work in Healthcare,” 2011-2018, 2021-2023
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – “Best Places to Work,” 2013-2023
  • Milwaukee Magazine – OHOW Physicians Named as Top Doctors 
  • Healthgrades
    • Ranked #1 in Wisconsin, Joint Replacement Excellence Award, 2022
    • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement Award, 2019 – 2024
    • Outstanding Patient Experience Award, 2013 – 2024
    • 5 Star Quality Rating Hip Replacement, 2017, 2018, 2019
    • 5 Star Quality Rating Total Knee Replacement, 2017, 2018, 2019
    • Patient Safety Excellence Award, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
  • Medicare
    • Medicare 5 Star Patient Experience Program
    • Medicare 5 Star Quality Program
    • Medicare Value Based Purchasing
      • #1 in the United States in 2017
      • #2 in the United States in 2016
      • #10 in the United States in 2015
      • Not eligible in 2014
      • #32 in the United States in 2013
      • #1 in Wisconsin in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017
    • Only hospital in Wisconsin to make the “Medicare Identifies 97 Best Hospitals for Hip & Knee Replacement” for 2013
  • Becker’s Hospital Review
    • 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopedic Programs, 2019-2023
    • 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare, 2015
  • Women’s Choice Awards
    • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience, 2012-2024 Watch video here
    • Best Hospitals for Outpatient Experience, 2022 – 2024
    • Best Hospitals for Orthopedics, 2022 – 2024
    • Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, 2024
  • City of Glendale – Wisconsin Crime Prevention Award, 2016
  • ESGR “Above and Beyond” Award Winner 
  • Hospital Food Service
    •  Featured twice in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Food Section
    • Hospital Food Fight Contest by Stillwaters Cancer Support Services -“Best Hospital Food in Wisconsin,” 2014
  • Official orthopedic hospital and orthopedic physicians for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Athletics.
  • Provides High School Athletic Training for:  Cedarburg, Shorewood, New Berlin West, New Berlin Eisenhower, Dominican, Wauwatosa East.
  • Sponsor Concordia University Press Box, UW-Milwaukee Panther Athletics, youth sports, high school education programs, civic and community organizations.
  • Sponsor for UW-Milwaukee Panther Athletics: OHOW Center.