Orthopedics / TJR

Here are four new orthopedic ASCs and total joint programs either opened or announced last month:

More ASCs are looking to establish a total joint replacement program due to advancements in medical technologies and a push for more affordable healthcare.

Napoleon, Ohio-based Henry County Hospital launched an orthopedic service line Dec. 2.

  Dr. Samuel Messieh, who practices at Winter Haven (Fla.) Hospital, plans to establish an outpatient knee replacement program by the end of this year, according to the Ledger.

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic is now offering total knee replacements at Iowa City (Iowa) Ambulatory Surgical Center through its Joint Center of Excellence program.

The Physician Care Surgery Center in Royersford (Pa.) is scheduled to open late this year or early 2020, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Two new private equity platforms were established in the orthopedic sector in the third quarter of 2019, according to Provident Healthcare Partners' "Q3-2019 Physician Services Update."

Total hip replacement is safe to perform in both ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.

The University of Rochester is planning to open a 330,000-square-foot, $240 million orthopedics center offering outpatient surgery and other services in Henrietta, N.Y.

Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center wants to dedicate its new $91 million patient tower to heart and vascular procedures instead of orthopedic and spine care, WilmingtonBiz reports.