Becker's Spine Review

38 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 10 things to know about Hospital for Special Surgery for 2020 By Alan Condon I n July, U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2019-2020 survey ranked New York City-based Hospital for Special Sur- gery as the No. 1 hospital in the country for orthopedics, for the 10th consecutive year. Here are 10 things to know about HSS: 1. Founded in 1863, HSS is the oldest orthope- dic hospital in the U.S. and performs more than 32,000 surgeries annually, according to its web- site. e hospital features more than 150 physi- cians in its department of orthopedics and has 17 orthopedic locations across New York, Con- necticut, New Jersey, Colorado and Florida. 2. HSS hired David Altchek, MD, to lead the medical team at its new campus in West Palm Beach, Fla., which opened in late January. e hospital has almost 1,000 appointments sched- uled, according to HSS President Louis Shapiro. 3. In October, the hospital appointed Har- vinder Sandhu, MD, and Andrew Sama, MD, as the new co-chiefs of HSS Spine. e pair succeeded Frank Schwab, MD, who transi- tioned to a chief emeritus role and continues to practice at the hospital. 4. HSS Sports Medicine Institute expand- ed to Manhattan's west side in August. e 66,000-square-foot facility features exam rooms, diagnostic imaging, outpatient ORs as well as a fully-equipped sports perfor- mance and rehabilitation center. 5. e hospital awarded the former chief of its foot and ankle department, Jonathan Deland, MD, its lifetime achievement award last year. Dr. Deland is a foot and ankle sur- geon at HSS, as well as the Susan W. Rose and Jonathan T. Deland Chair for Research in Foot and Ankle Surgery. 6. An HSS study is exploring how "prehabilita- tion" programs can empower patients under- going knee replacements and lead to improved outcomes. e study is based on social cogni- tive theory, which suggests "self-efficacy, peer or social support, sociocultural factors and expectations influence goals and outcomes." 7. Last year, HSS created an Office of Medical Leadership under the tutelage of surgeon-in- chief and medical director, Bryan Kelly, MD. e aim is to uphold standards in patient care, teaching, research and innovation as well as compliance and quality control mea- sures being met. 8. HSS appointed Steve Lee, MD, chief of hand and upper extremity service and Ernest Sink, MD, chief of hip preservation service on Nov. 1. In the new roles, Drs. Lee and Sink are responsible for leading the programs and overseeing the treatment of simple and com- plex conditions. 9. HSS expanded its global care network through a collaboration with a Colombian hospital that opened in January. e hospi- tal's orthopedic department is affiliating with HSS, which will provide clinical services and facility design recommendations to improve OR efficiency. 10. In October, HSS received a $3 million grant from e Starr Foundation to create the C.V. Starr Endowed Chair in Pain Management. e hospital is using the grant to advance pain management research, program development and physician education. n DMC loses appeal to keep neurosurgical residency: 4 details By Laura Dyrda T he Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education denied Detroit Medical Center's appeal to keep its neurosurgery residen- cy program, according to The Detroit News. Four things to know: 1. The accrediting body withdrew accreditation last September after in- vestigating the DMC neurological surgery residency program. The AC- GME was tipped off about issues with the program by a former resident. 2. DMC CEO Audrey Gregory, PhD, RN, said that the hospital plans to re-establish its neurological surgery residency program, which currently has 12 residents enrolled. 3. The seven-year program will lose its accreditation in June. 4. Four of six physicians in the neurosurgery residency program left Uni- versity Physicians Group when it declared bankruptcy in November 2018 to become DMC employees, and Wayne State University terminated the neurosurgeons' faculty appointments when they became DMC employ- ees. The two other in the program left DMC all together. n UnityPoint Health, Midwest Orthopedic Center open 13-surgeon orthopedic hospital By Alan Condon M idwest Orthopaedic Hospital at UnityPoint Health-Proctor in Peoria, Ill., opened Jan. 28, Peoria Public Radio reports. The hospital features 13 orthopedic surgeons and four physicians who provide the full spec- trum of care for musculoskeletal conditions. The outpatient facility began accepting pa- tients last month and aims to facilitate pa- tients undergoing procedures such as joint replacements or stabilizing a fracture. About 4,000 orthopedic surgeries are expect- ed to take place at the hospital annually. n

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