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Healthgrades ranked the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic surgery  in 2023, including 12 hospitals in California.

Intravenous hydromorphone has been acknowledged as an effective alternative for IV fentanyl in complex outpatient and ambulatory extended recovery cases, according to an Aug. 25 report from Anesthesiology News.

Using multimodal analgesia, comprising zopiclone, gabapentin and or celecoxib, did not improve results over the standard opioid-based approach in patients after undergoing hip arthroscopy, according to an Aug. 18 report from Anesthesiology News.

Here are five surgeons and hospitals that are on the forefront of orthopedics in ASCs that Becker's has reported on since July 17:

More than one-third of cases at Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International were orthopedic in 2022, according to a second-quarter report from Tenet, USPI's parent company. 

Virtual reality may decrease rates of pain, distress and anxiety in patients hospitalized with acute pain, according to an Aug. 10 report from Anesthesiology News.

The Billings (Mont.) Clinic was verified by the American College of Surgeons to become the first level 1 trauma center in the state, according to an Aug. 3 report from NBC Montana.

Only seven of the 50 hospitals named by U.S. News & World Report as "2023-24 Best Hospitals for Cancer" are located in states where the leading cause of death is cancer.

July/August 2023 Issue of Becker’s ASC Review ON THE COVER Physician groups are being snapped up — 5 reasons why As costs rise and the industry increasingly consolidates, physician practices are increasingly looking to hospitals, health systems and commercial groups…

Ochsner Medical Center, based in New Orleans, was ranked as the Best Hospital in Louisiana in 2023-24 by U.S. News & World Report for the 12th year in a row.