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7 ASC MANAGEMENT Alabama ASC acquires robotic system By Angie Stewart Surgical Institute of Alabama acquired Zimmer Biomet's Rosa robotic system for use in total knee cases, according to Kelly Fowler, the ASC's administrator. Vestavia Hills-based Surgical Institute of Alabama believes it is the first ASC in the state to begin offering the Rosa for total knees. No other hospital or ASC in the Birmingham market has the technology. With four operating rooms and two procedure rooms, Surgical Institute of Alabama is a multispecialty ASC that has a large focus on pain, orthopedic and spine cases. n Illinois hospital seeks approval for $20M outpatient-focused addition to campus By Eric Oliver M aryville, Ill.-based Anderson Healthcare is seeking approval to build a two- story, $20 million addition to its campus in Edwardsville, Ill., The Telegraph reported. The addition will be 50,000 square feet. It will feature several outpatient services in- cluding an imaging center, an urgent care, laboratory services and outpatient rehabili- tation therapies, among others. The addition will eventually house 20 providers. The project has not yet been approved by the state. Anderson plans to submit a certificate-of-need application in the first quarter of 2021. If approved, Anderson plans to break ground on the development by the summer of 2021. n 30% of ASCs have operating budgets under $5M: 8 statistics By Laura Dyrda T he annual operating budget for ASCs fluctuated from 2019 to 2020 for many centers, with more centers report- ing less than $1 million and more reporting $10 million or above, according to OR Manager's "2020 Career & Salary Survey." e survey received responses from 57 ASC leaders to report their annual operating budget and com- pared the results to 2019 responses. Here are the results: 1. Less than $1 million: 5 percent (up from 4 percent in 2019) 2. $1 million to $1.9 million: 9 per- cent (up from 5 percent in 2019) 3. $2 million to $2.9 million: 5 per- cent (down from 7 percent in 2019) 4. $3 million to $4.9 million: 11 percent (down from 12 percent in 2019) 5. $5 million to $9.9 million: 12 percent (up from 10 percent in 2019) 6. $10 million to $14.9 million: 12 percent (down from 18 percent in 2019) 7. $15 million or more: 9 percent (up from 7 percent in 2019) 8. Don't know: 37 percent n Tennessee ASC introduces 2nd orthopedics robot — 5 details By Angie Stewart Jackson, Tenn.-based Physicians Surgery Center secured the Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System, its second robotic system for orthopedic surgery. Five things to know: 1. The robotic-assisted platform is designed to improve surgical planning and implant alignment in total and partial knee replacements. 2. Physicians Surgery Center is one of West Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic's 12 loca- tions. Both are led by Donna Klutts, CEO and administrative director. 3. Orthopedic surgeons with West Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic began using robot- ics at Physicians Surgery Center in July 2018, when they introduced Smith+Nephew's Navio robotic-assisted surgery system. 4. Since then, they have used the technology in more than 1,200 arthroplasties at West Tennessee Bone & Joint locations in Jackson and Paris. 5. Surgeons at West Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic in Paris also use Stryker's Mako robotic system. n