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96 23 ASCs adding robotics in 2020 By Carly Behm B ecker's ASC Review reported on 23 ASCs that added or debuted surgical robots in 2020. Here's a state-by-state breakdown: Alabama Vestavia Hills-based Surgical Institute of Ala- bama acquired Zimmer Biomet's Rosa robotic system, according to a Sept. 23 report. Alaska e Surgery Center of Wasilla (Alaska) added Stryker's Mako system, according to a July 17 report. Arizona Flagstaff (Ariz.) Bone & Joint added the OM- NIBotics robotic surgery platform, according to a Nov. 4 report. California e Center for Orthopedic Surgery in Van Nuys, Calif., recorded the country's first ASC- based total knee replacement using the CORI Surgical System Sept. 3. Harpreet Bawa, MD, of Van Nuys-based Southern California Orthopedic Institute debuted Stryker's Mako robot Dec. 9. Connecticut Danbury-based Western Connecticut Ortho- pedic Surgical Center added Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics system, according to a July 29 announcement. Florida Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center performed its first total knee replacement with the Navio robotic system, according to a Feb. 14, 2020 report. Idaho Lewis & Clark Outpatient Surgery in Lew- iston, Idaho added Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Dec. 16 report. Minnesota WestHealth Surgery Center in Plymouth, Minn. added Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Nov. 20 report. New York Lake Placid (N.Y.) Sports Medicine installed Stryker's Mako robotic arm system, according to an Aug. 24 report. North Carolina Surgery Center of Pinehurst (N.C.) debuted Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee Dec. 3. Ohio e Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Youngstown, Ohio added Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Feb. 6 report. Mark Gittins, DO, of Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro debuted Smith+Newphew's CORI surgical system in July. Cincinnati-based Mayfield Spine Surgery Center debuted the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform, according to an Oct. 1 announcement. Wooster (Ohio) Ambulatory Surgery Center installed Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics Sys- tem, according to a Dec. 13 report. Oregon Bend, Ore.-based Cascade Surgicenter added Stryker's Mako robotic system, according to an Aug. 3 report. Salem, Ore.-based Willamette Surgery Center added Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Sept. 17 report. South Carolina e Surgery Center at Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery in Columbia, S.C., completed its first cases using Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee System, according to a July 23 report. Tennessee Jackson, Tenn.-based Physicians Surgery Center added Smith+Nephew's CORI Surgical System, according to a Sept. 23 report. Texas Houston-based INOV8 Surgical added the TSolution One robotic system, according to a Feb. 13, 2020 report. e Surgery Center of Amarillo (Texas) intro- duced Zimmer Biomet's Rosa Knee, according to a Sept. 18 report. Utah St. George Surgical Center in Utah added Smith+Nephew's Navio robot for total knee replacements, according to a Jan. 29 report. Wisconsin Bone & Joint Surgery Center in Wausau, Wis., invested in Stryker's Mako Robotic Arm, ac- cording to an Oct. 6 announcement. n