Hospital for Special Surgery

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is an academic specialty hospital based in New York City. Founded in 1863 in Manhattan, it is widely cited as the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States.

The organization operates a main campus on Manhattan's Upper East Side, supplemented by satellite outpatient locations throughout the New York metro area and Florida. HSS is typically described as being affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, maintaining its own dedicated research and education programs.

Recognized for its scale and notability in its field, HSS has been repeatedly ranked as the #1 hospital for orthopedics nationally by U.S. News & World Report over the last decade-plus.