Here are six updates in outpatient spine from the last month:
1. Mission Viejo, Calif.-based Providence Mission Hospital acquired a da Vinci Xi surgical system at its ASC.
2. MedStar Health is the first in a U.S. multicenter study to use Miach Orthopaedics’ bridge-enhanced ACL restoration implant.
3. Suzanne Manzi, MD, co-founder of Houston-based Performance Pain & Sports Medicine, implanted her first patient with Medtronic’s Vanta spinal cord stimulator.
4. The Auburn Surgery Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., performed the region’s first procedure using Medtronic’s recharge-free Vanta spinal cord stimulator.
5. Brunswick Surgery Center in Leland, N.C., added two robotic-assisted surgical systems one year after opening.
6. Tampa-based PartnerCare, an orthopedics and pain management company backed by private equity firm Shore Capital Partners, inked a deal with Miramar-based Florida Spine & Pain Center.
At the Becker’s 32nd Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs, taking place October 29-31 in Chicago, ASC leaders, surgeons and healthcare executives will explore strategies to drive growth, enhance operational performance, navigate reimbursement challenges and prepare for the future of ambulatory surgery. Apply for complimentary registration now.