Total hip replacement is safe to perform in both ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, according to research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty.
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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.
Last year, Dr. Jim Ballard and Dr. Chris Nanson opened the Oregon Surgical Institute, where they perform total joint procedures and spine and orthopedics cases.
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Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has performed more than 1,000 same-day joint replacements since 2009, according to James T. Caillouette, MD, who was interviewed by Orange County Breeze.
Smith+Nephew President of Orthopedics Skip Kiil touched on the company's strategy for ASCs during the third quarter earnings call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha.
Three orthopedics-focused ASCs were opened or announced in October:
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.