Philadelphia Surgery Center in Narberth, Pa., reopened with a number of safety precautions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
What you should know:
1. The surgery center closed for four weeks in response to the virus.
2. The surgery center has several precautions in place specifically for endoscopic spine procedures. Patients must have a negative nasal or naso-pharyngeal swab test in their home city, and then must be re-tested once they arrive in Philadelphia.
3. The center already performed its first elective procedure since reopening. It was successful.