Orthopedics / TJR

The following ASCs recently implemented robotic surgical technology:

Shariff K. Bishai, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon with Associated Orthopedists of Detroit. Dr. Bishai is a fellow of the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics, and regularly performs outpatient orthopedic procedures.

Oswego Health's Center for Orthopedic Care outpatient surgical center in Fulton, N.Y., has added robotic knee replacements to its surgical repertoire, according to local news source NNY360.

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."

Dr. Eric Gordon of OrthoArkansas performed the first outpatient total knee replacement in Arkansas this past September amid a period of growth, according to Arkansas Business.

OrthoSouth Surgery Center in Germantown, Tenn., logged 6,074 cases in its first year of operation.

In the next several years, ASCs will see steady demand for gastroenterology and ophthalmology procedures — but demand for orthopedic services will skyrocket, according to several panelists who spoke at Becker's ASC 2​6​th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of…

Here are three ASCs that recently achieved milestones in their total joint programs:

DeAnza Outpatient Surgery completed its 50th advanced robotic case on Oct. 21, according to Cherie Crutcher, a marketing and communications executive at Riverside (Calif.) Community Hospital.

Green Bay, Wis.-based Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists and Milwaukee-based Ascension Wisconsin are teaming up to build an ASC in Fox Crossing, Wis. that's expected to open next fall.