3,997 Stories From the Community

Marielaina Massapequa, NY

"I have had many surgeries and stayed in many different hospitals and never experienced care like I did at HSS. I have been recommending it and bragging about it ever since."

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Libbey Archbold, OH

"I would not be standing straight and free from my back brace if it wasn't for Dr. Boachie and all the caring personnel I came in contact with at the Hospital for Special Surgery."

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Lisa Rego Park, NY

"The first doctor I saw was Dr. Kennedy. He was understanding of my situation and immediately put me at ease. I knew I had made the right choice. "

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William East Quogue, NY

"This commendation goes to the team effort of three specific individuals that made it possible for me to continue to walk and live a normal unrestricted life. It started with the keen skills of Dr. Brian Halpern who instantly recognized that my sudden onset of shin splints was a serious lower back problem that had developed. I was training at 65 to take my first vacation in years to go climbing in the Alps."

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Ralph Commack, NY hip Image Hip Replacement
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Ilene Congers, NY hip Image Hip Replacement
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Donna Brooklyn, NY spine Image Degenerative Disc Disease
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Richard Dix Hills, NY spine Image Spine Laminectomy
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Vikki Flushing, NY body Image Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ann L. New York, NY

"I recovered from the operation quickly and easily. I am now free of back pain, able to walk without inhibition and looking forward to the moment at the end of the month when I can once again bend over and touch my toes – or, more usefully, tie my shoelaces."

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Bob Saratoga Springs, NY hand Image Broken Wrist
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Jeff New York, NY spine Image Disc Disorder