The new West Coast Joint and Spine Surgery Center in El Dorado Hills, Calif., is a joint partnership between United Surgical Partners International and Dignity Health, according to Village Life.
Outpatient Spine
A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines outcomes for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting.
The Spine Journal published an article comparing posterior lumbar fusion outcomes at physician-owned hospitals to non-physician owned hospitals.
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Neurologists have one of the highest starting salaries for physicians, and generate over $2 million for hospitals, according to surveys conducted by physician search firm Merritt Hawkins.
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Here are six spine ASCs and practices that have been opened or announced this year:
Morristown, N.J.-based Altair Health opened a 16,000-square-foot ASC devoted to spine care and pain management procedures in Florham Park, N.J.
Gilsbar, a private health and benefits management organization, expanded its employee benefits to include Regenexx's interventional orthopedic clinic network.
Bruce D. Moffatt, MD, joined the staff of two Phoenix Spine & Joint ASCs in Scottsdale and Goodyear, Ariz.
The Spine Institute at Baldwin Bone & Joint added nurse practitioner Elizabeth "Hill" Luscher, CRNP, to its team of neck and spine specialists.