Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- For an unprecedented 12th year in a row, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the nation for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals 2021-2022" rankings. HSS is also recognized as a leader in rheumatology, maintaining the No. 4 national ranking. It is the highest-ranked hospital in New York for rheumatology and has maintained a top 5 national ranking for the past 18 years. This is the 30 th consecutive year that HSS has been among the nation's top ranked hospitals. Last month, the HSS Lerner Children's Pavilion was named the best pediatric orthopedic hospital in the tri-state region, ranking among the nation's finest in the 2021-2022