Pioneers Medical Center and Colorado Advanced Orthopedics Recognized as a Top Hospital for Joint Replacement

Healthgrades, the premier consumer-focused healthcare website in the country, recently released its rankings for top hospitals nationwide. They named Pioneers Medical Center one of the 100 best hospitals nationwide for joint replacement. Healthgrades is the top resource Americans use when trying to find doctors and medical facilities.

Pioneers Medical Center earned this prestigious distinction due to the outstanding joint replacement results at Colorado Advanced Orthopedics. Since opening in 2020 as PMC’s specialty orthopedics clinic, Colorado Advanced Orthopedics has developed a reputation for delivering exceptional patient care commensurate with many of the top hospitals found in metropolitan areas. Our team is proud to provide this level of treatment to rural communities along Colorado’s Western Slope that previously never had access to these high-quality orthopedics services.

Our Results Are Driven by Our Exceptional Team of Orthopedic Surgeons

Colorado Advanced Orthopedics is committed to delivering the exceptional patient care you deserve. We deliver on this promise by maintaining incredibly high standards for our staff. Our team includes some of the area’s most experienced board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons. Our surgeons possess a wide range of specializations, allowing us to provide exceptional patient outcomes for just about any orthopedic injury you may have.

Our joint replacement procedures are performed by:

• Kevin Borchard– knee, hip, and shoulder replacement
• Rhett Griggs– knee and shoulder replacement
• Dan Ward– knee and hip replacement

All three surgeons have completed advanced Fellowship training in joint replacement procedures, providing the extensive depth of knowledge and experience necessary to deliver the best possible patient outcomes. Their skill and dedication to their craft are the primary reason CAO has been recognized as a top joint replacement hospital in the country.

While this Healthgrades Award highlights the accomplishments of our joint replacement surgeons, our other orthopedic specialists regularly achieve similar results in their areas of focus. Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki is one of the premier spine surgeons in Colorado, Dr. Alejandro Miranda is an esteemed foot and ankle surgeon, Dr. Gregg Martyak is considered a top orthopedic hand surgeon, and Dr. Mark Purnell is a distinguished orthopedic sports medicine surgeon.

Patients from Grand Junction and throughout the Western Slope regularly travel to Meeker to receive the best care available, and Colorado Advanced Orthopedics has become a popular medical tourism destination due to the exceptional outcomes delivered by our surgeons.

Additional Healthgrades Awards Earned by PMC and CAO

This isn’t the first time Pioneers Medical Center has been recognized for the exceptional patient outcomes delivered by CAO orthopedic surgeons. Our clinic has earned several other Healthgrades Awards for excellence in joint replacement, including:

• Joint Replacement Excellence Award (recognizes the top 10% of joint replacement clinics nationwide)
• Five-Star Rating for Total Hip Replacement (2023-2025)
• Five-Star Rating for Total Knee Replacement (2024-2025)

Healthgrades has a rigorous process for determining their Top 100 Joint Replacement Hospitals list members. You can read more about their selection criteria here.

Contact us today to schedule an appointment. Colorado Advanced Orthopedics serves patients in Meeker, the White River Valley, and the Western Slope. We also treat many out-of-town patients across Colorado and nationwide.