Helen Keller Hospital, SCA Health and local physician owners have opened Singing River Surgery Center, a multispecialty ASC on the hospital’s campus in Tuscumbia, Ala.
The center opened July 6 and held a ribbon-cutting Oct. 28, 256 Today reported Nov. 3. Its procedures cover orthopedics; ear, nose and throat; ophthalmology; oral and maxillofacial surgery; and pain management.
The partners said Singing River is the only outpatient facility in the Shoals that offers robotic-assisted joint replacement.
“From advanced total joint replacement to a wide range of outpatient procedures, the center allows us to provide specialized surgical care in an environment built around efficiency, convenience and patient safety,” said Dr. Jonathan Wright, the center’s medical director and an orthopedic surgeon with North Alabama Bone & Joint Clinic. Dr. Wright called the opening “an important milestone for our community.”
Jeremy Gray, president of Helen Keller and Red Bay hospitals, said the partnership strengthens healthcare in the Shoals by bringing specialized services into an outpatient setting. Mr. Gray said the hospital is building on its commitment to the community by working with local physicians and SCA Health.
Helen Keller Hospital is a 185-bed acute care hospital in Sheffield, Ala., and part of Huntsville Hospital Health System. SCA Health serves more than 2 million patients a year across more than 370 clinical locations and 250 physician practice clinics.
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