Campaign Overview: Building on Success

Honorary Campaign Chair:
Richard L. Menschel

Campaign Co-Chairs:
Mrs. Douglas A. Warner, III
Kendrick R. Wilson, III

Physician Co-Chairs:
Thomas P. Sculco, MD
Leon Root, MD

Building on Success: The Campaign for the Future of Hospital for Special Surgery is raising capital support for the expansion and renovation of clinical facilities, as well as the creation of a robust clinical research program.

Expansion of Hospital Facilities
Since Hospital for Special Surgery’s patient facilities were last expanded in 1996, surgical volume has increased by more than 60%, and is expected to continue growing.  “This unprecedented growth is being fueled by a growing group of people in their 60s and 70s and an increasingly active general population at risk for sports injury,” said Thomas P. Sculco, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief.  “There has also been a rising demand for specialty procedures that is expected to continue into the next decade, making this expansion essential.”    

The Building on Success campaign will support the addition of more than 200,000 square feet of new space and the renovation of another 100,000 square feet of existing space, making it the largest clinical expansion in the Hospital’s near-150-year history. Get the most up-to-date information on changes throughout Special Surgery.

Making Strides in Research
To build upon the success of Special Surgery’s internationally-recognized basic research program, the campaign will devote resources to expanding clinical research, giving every patient the opportunity to participate in research studies that will provide a powerful resource for advancing orthopedic and rheumatologic health care.

“With the strong foundation of basic research and the enormous growth of our patient base, by following patients’ progress from year to year, we are in a unique position to move closer to finding cures for arthritis, osteoporosis, and other disorders,” said Steven R. Goldring, MD, Chief Scientific Officer. 

The campaign will enable Special Surgery to appoint clinical research coordinators for specialty services throughout HSS, equip clinical facilities with technology for data collection and processing, and create endowed chairs and fellowships to attract senior scientists and clinicians to lead the clinical research effort.