Knoxville, Tenn.-based Children's West Surgery Center performed its 50,000th surgery, according to Knoxville News Sentinel.
Here are five things to know:
1. The surgery took place on Dec. 13, 2016.
2. John Little, MD, performed the procedure.
3. Opening its doors more than a decade ago, Children's West Surgery Center performed its first procedure in 2003.
4. A joint venture between Knoxville-based Children's Hospital and local surgeons and dentists, the surgery center houses two operating rooms.
5. The 9,822-square-foot facility offer services including ear-nose-throat-or-neck, dental, oral, urology, orthopedic, gastroenterology, ophthalmology and plastic surgeries.