Outpatient spine is on track to becoming the new normal, and ASCs are on the forefront of the transition. More than 190 ASCs in the U.S. now offer minimally invasive spine surgery, a significant increase in the last decade.
Outpatient Spine
Cleveland Clinic is building a new neurological institute in Cleveland that will provide inpatient and outpatient care, surgical services and research laboratories.
Gainesville, Ga.-based Southern Pain and Spine Associates opened a surgery center in Jasper, Ga., according to a May 13 LinkedIn post.
National Spine and Pain Centers, a network of minimally invasive spine and pain physicians has added 12 locations and an ASC to its network.
The Surgery Center of Merrimack Valley performed its first outpatient total knee replacement, Shields Health Care Group said May 5.
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There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.
Surgeons and ASCs in Oregon, California, North Carolina, Washington and Louisiana all reached spine surgery milestones recently.
Spinal Simplicity released its Minuteman G5 implant for minimally invasive surgery.
Two of the biggest drawbacks of spine surgical robots are their size and cost, but the next generation of robots are addressing these challenges to encourage their adoption at ASCs.
Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Surgery Center has performed its 1,000th artificial disc replacement.