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Effingham (Ill.) Ambulatory Surgery Center has launched an outpatient total joint replacement program, making it the only freestanding facility to offer this service within 60 miles of the city, according to Effingham Radio.

Hip and knee replacements rose 18.3 percent year over year, according to the American Joint Replacement Registry's 2021 annual report. For ASCs, the growth was even greater.

Monroeville (Pa.) Surgery Center, a member of Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network, is the first standalone ASC in the Pittsburgh area to offer knee replacement surgery, the network said.

Here are 10 physicians who perform outpatient total joint replacements:

North Florida Surgery Center in Pensacola launched the first outpatient total joint replacement program in Escambia County in July, and it has reported impressive results after collecting 90-day outcomes from its patients.

Here are 10 physicians who perform outpatient total joint replacements:

Here are 10 physicians who perform total joint replacements at ASCs:

In the years ahead, many industry leaders believe that most outpatient joint replacements will be performed in ASCs.

An orthopedic surgeon in Texas performed his procedure using the CORI surgical system, according to an Oct. 12 LinkedIn post.

Prior to COVID-19, experts predicted that by 2025, as many as half of all total joint procedures would be performed in the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) setting. The pandemic, however, has accelerated the movement of patients from hospitals to ASCs.…