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These management companies have the most ASCs:
5 points
By Rachel Popa
O
ut of five major ASC companies,
Addison, Texas-based United
Surgical Partners International
and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare own the
most ASCs.
Here's how Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision
(AmSurg), Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgi-
cal Care Affiliates, Towson, MD.-based
SurgCenter Development and Nashville,
Tenn.-based HCA compare:
Number of ASCs
• United Surgical Partners International:
280
• AmSurg: 261
• Surgical Care Affiliates: 210
• SurgCenter Development: 189
• HCA:119 n
Surgeon performs
100+ outpatient
total knee
replacements
using robotic
system
By Rachel Popa
O
verland Park (Kan.) Surgi-
cal Suites offers robotic-
assisted total and partial
knee replacements with the
NAVIO Surgical System.
Here are the key details to know:
1. The NAVIO Surgical System al-
lows surgeons to make a detailed
surgical plan based on patient's
anatomic and alignment informa-
tion.
2. "We were eager to bring the
NAVIO robotics-assisted surgery
to the area," said Overland Park
Surgical Suites Founder Scott
Abraham, MD. "This exacting
technique is the preferred ap-
proach for most patients, and
we've seen dramatic surgical
outcomes."
3. Dr. Abraham has performed
over 100 robotic-assisted total
knee replacements at Overland
Park Surgical Suites and Kansas
City, Mo.-based St. Joseph Medi-
cal Center. n