General Electric/GE (NYSE: GE), one of the nation’s largest employers, has designated Holy Cross Hospital as a National Center of Excellence (COE)for hip and knee replacement surgery.

Eligible program members can elect to receive enhanced coverage for hip or knee replacement at a COE provider. Patients choosing Holy Cross will be supported by a patient navigator that will work to ensure a pleasant experience and will assist with transition of care arrangements for both local and traveling patients.

“GE has taken a leadership role in how employers are supporting the drive for healthcare providers to deliver better quality and higher patient satisfactionat lower cost. We are proud to be their trusted partner,” said Holy Cross Hospital President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick A. Taylor, MD, MBA.

Holy Cross hospital consistently ranks among the nation’s top hospitals for orthopedic services and joint replacement due to its low complication rates and better than expected outcomes. U.S. News & World Report recently named Holy Cross Hospital a nationally high-performing hospital in both hip and knee replacement surgery.

Holy Cross Hospital is also one of 25 among the nation’s roughly 3,400 hospitals, and the only one in South Florida, to be recognized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as performing better than the U.S. national rate for avoiding both 30-day risk standardized readmission and complications following total hip and total knee replacement surgery.

To learn more about Holy Cross Hospital’s award-winning orthopedic services, visit HolyCrossOrthopedics.com.

About Holy Cross Hospital

A part of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale, FL-based Holy Cross Hospital is a full-service, non-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. In 2016, U.S. News and World Report named Holy Cross Hospital among the top three hospitals in South Florida and one of only 63 in the nation to achieve “high performing” in all nine medical conditions surveyed. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life. To learn more about Holy Cross Hospital, visit holy-cross.com. Connect @holycrossfl.