This summer, Frank J. Pompo, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Litchfield Hills Surgery Center in Torrington, Conn., performed the ASC's first unicompartmental knee replacement.
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Here are 21 orthopedics-focused ASCs opened or announced in 2019 so far:
MUVE Health has created an advisory board of five orthopedic surgeons amid its recent period of growth.
Darrin Trask, MD, joined Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates earlier this month, taking over the practice of Stephen Snow, MD, according to local news outlet Thurston Talk.
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute CEO André Blom spoke to Becker's ASC Review about CMS' proposal to add total joints to the ASC-payable list and what it means for his organization.
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Three experts shared their insights outpatient orthopedics with Becker's ASC Review:
A new Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center is opening Sept. 16 in Canton, Ohio.
Appalachian Orthopedics' John Martino, MD, performed the first outpatient joint replacement at the new Bristol (Tenn.) Surgery Center.
Physicians at three surgery centers began performing total joint replacements this summer.
Becker's ASC Review reported the opening or announcement of three new orthopedic ASCs this month: