Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Receives Five-Star Quality Rating From The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
11/20/2025
Fairlawn, Ohio, Nov. 20, 2025 – Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, a physician-owned hospital system, has received a five-star quality rating, the highest rating possible, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Crystal Clinic is one of only 290 hospitals nationwide to earn this recognition, which reinforces its leadership position as a provider of Nationally-Renowned Orthopaedic CareTM. Additionally, Crystal Clinic is one of only 15 hospitals in Ohio, and the only one in Summit County to receive this five-star quality rating.
These star ratings reflect a hospital’s performance across five metrics: mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care. CMS publishes these annual ratings at www.medicare.gov/care-compare to help health care consumers compare hospitals and other health care providers.
“At Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, we are dedicated to providing outstanding care and exceptional patient outcomes,” said Daniel Ferry, M.B.A., CHFP, Crystal Clinic’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “This five-star rating demonstrates our commitment to quality care and reassures patients that we are one of the very best hospitals in the country for orthopaedic and reconstructive care.”
To learn more about Crystal Clinic or to schedule an appointment online 24/7, visit CrystalClinic.com.
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About Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center
Nationally renowned for orthopaedic care, Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center is a physician-owned, orthopaedic specialty hospital system with board-certified/board-eligible surgeons, most with advanced fellowship credentials in their orthopaedic specialty, who collectively perform thousands of surgeries annually. As a national destination center of excellence, Crystal Clinic is a top 100 hospital in America, and is one of just three out of the 6,120 hospitals in the nation to receive The Joint Commission certifications in total hip, total knee, total shoulder, and spinal fusion procedures. Crystal Clinic hospital system is ranked #1 in Ohio and in the top 100 of U.S. hospitals by CareChex/Quantros Analytics’ objective review of all U.S. hospitals and health systems. Crystal Clinic has also earned the nation’s highest five-star rating in patient experience and overall hospital quality from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement by Healthgrades. Crystal Clinic is based in Northeast Ohio with 16 clinic, hospital and surgery locations, including several Crystal Clinic QuickCareTM locations that provide immediate, walk-in care for sports and orthopaedic injuries. Crystal Clinic Plastic Surgeons, a division of Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center, are experts in treating soft tissue defects related to orthopaedic injuries and provide the entire spectrum of plastic surgery – from reconstruction to cosmetic procedures. Crystal Clinic’s highly advanced, state-of-the-art surgical hospital is the only hospital devoted exclusively to orthopaedics and plastic/reconstructive care.