Becker's ASC Review

79 ORTHOPEDICS 8-surgeon orthopedic group joins Central Maine Healthcare By Laura Dyrda S pectrum Orthopaedics-Auburn in Lewiston, Maine, joined Lewiston- based Central Maine Healthcare. The practice has eight orthopedic surgeons and four physician assistants at two locations, which will continue to function as normal. Spectrum Orthopaedics-Auburn changed its name to Central Maine Healthcare Orthopedics after officially becoming part of the health system March 1. The transaction expands Central Maine Healthcare's footprint of orthopedic services. n ASC at New York hospital expanding orthopedic surgery By Alan Condon C atholic Health is phasing out most inpatient services at the St. Joseph Campus in Cheektowaga, N.Y., but it resumed orthopedic surgery at the hospital's onsite ASC in March, according to Buffalo Business First. Orthopedic cases from Sisters Main St. Campus in Buffalo, N.Y., will also be shifted to the ASC, according to the Buffalo-based health system. St. Joseph stopped performing orthopedic surgeries, among other servic- es, last year when it was repurposed into a COVID-19 treatment center. While most inpatient services will be phased out, Catholic Health said it plans to keep the hospital's emergency department and create opportuni- ties for high-need services such as orthopedic surgery. n How the pandemic affected orthopedist happiness & burnout: Medscape By Eric Oliver T he COVID-19 pandemic affected phy- sicians in a number of ways, according to Medscape's "Orthopedist Burnout & Happiness Report 2021." Medscape surveyed 12,339 physicians in more than 29 specialties from Aug. 30, 2020, through Nov. 5, 2020. Despite the CO- VID-19 pandemic, burnout figures remained relatively stable, but the pandemic did affect some specialties more than others. Here are five insights related to orthopedist happiness and physician burnout: 1. Eighty-six percent of orthopedists said they were happiest outside of work before the pandemic. e pandemic changed that, and now only 66 percent of orthopedists said they were happiest outside of work. 2. Eighteen percent of orthopedists said they were burned out, 3 percent said they were depressed, and 16 percent said they were both burned out and depressed. Yet, 64 percent said they were neither burned out nor depressed. 3. Fiy percent of orthopedists said burnout had a strong effect on their life. 4. Despite the pandemic elevating several trends, 88 percent of orthopedists said their burnout started before the COVID-19 pan- demic. 5. Five elements contributed to burnout more than anything else: too many bureau- cratic tasks (62 percent), lack of respect from administrators/employers and colleagues or staff (37 percent), insufficient compensation (37 percent), spending too many hours at work (31 percent) and lack of control/au- tonomy (30 percent). n 2 New Hampshire orthopedic practices partner By Carly Behm C oncord (N.H.) Orthopaedics and Plymouth (N.H.) Orthopedics & Sports Medicine partnered to expand services, according to a March 22 report from The Laconia Daily Sun. Concord Orthopaedics will add specialty care for total joints, trauma, hand and wrist, pediatrics and sports medicine through the partnership. Five of Concord Orthopaedics' surgeons will see patients at Plymouth Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and perform surgery at Plymouth-based Speare Memorial Hospital. n

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