Healthgrades recognizes 100 hospitals each year with its America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery award. Palomar Medical Center Escondido has received this award for three years in a row, 2020-2022, and is one of only 38 hospitals in the country to receive this distinction. To determine the award, Healthgrades uses strict criteria: Medicare inpatient data to measure performance, and adjusting for each patient’s risk factors, age, gender and medical condition. Healthgrades is the leading online resource for patients to find and connect with the right doctor or hospital.