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34 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine - call (800) 417-2035 13 Surgery Centers Adding New Specialties 13 Surgery Centers Adding New Specialites By Anuja Vaidya and Carrie Pallardy Centennial Lakes Surgery Center (Edna, Minn.) Centennial Lakes Surgery Center recently recruited two new retina surgeons, expanding their ophthalmology service line. The facility now offers the following procedures to their community: 20-, 23-, and 25-Gauge Vitrectomy, Dropped Lens, and Buckles. The addition of this retina service line has also allowed Centennial Lakes to increase their cataract volume as the capital equipment required compliments both specialties. Centennial Lakes is a joint venture between local surgeons and Surgical Care Affiliates. Cool Springs Ambulatory Surgery Center (Franklin, Tenn.). Cool Springs Ambulatory Surgery Center recently added pain management services as well. Opened in 2010, this multispecialty, freestanding outpatient surgery center includes five operating rooms and one gastroenterology procedure room. The center is affiliated with Symbion Healthcare. Creekside Surgery Center (Anchorage, Alaska). This multispecialty ASC opened in 2010. Sue Sumpter, the ASC's current administrator, joined in March 2011. She implemented a total joint program at the center and has been working on developing a spine program. The center includes four operating rooms and has 17 physician owners. Lakes Surgery Center (West Bloomfield, Mich.). Lakes Surgery Center added spine procedures to its portfolio in 2012 and is one of the few ambulatory surgery centers that has Mazor Robotics' Renaissance guidance system. The center has 25 physician partners, four of whom perform spine surgeries. Litchfield Hills Surgery Center (Torrington, Conn.). The Litchfield Hills Surgery Center added spine procedures, such as lumbar and cervical disc surgery, within the last year. The center is certified by CMS and accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare. NorthStar Surgical Center (Lubbock, Texas). NorthStar Surgical Center offers patients a variety of services and recently added pain management procedures. Established in 2001, the center is a physicianowned facility that includes 35 physicians. It is affiliated with Symbion Healthcare. Southgate (Mich.) Surgery Center. Southgate Surgery Center is an accredited, Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery facility and recently added a physician focused on gastroenterology and an ocuplastic surgeon to the surgical staff. The center includes 20 surgeons as well as anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, nurses, technicians and administrators. Surgery Center of San BuenaVentura (Ventura, Calif.). The Surgery Center of San BuenaVentura was developed by hospital and clinical personnel as a con- venient alternative to overnight hospitalization. Christine Behm has served as its administrator since 1991. The center performed its first spine procedure in 2011, the same year in which net revenue per case more than doubled. Surgery Center at Tanasbourne (Hillsboro, Ore.). This freestanding surgery center was opened in March 2009 by Providence Health and Services. The center is managed through a joint venture with Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, and it offers a number of services. It will soon add ophthalmology services as well. Surgery Center of Wisconsin Rapids (Wis.). Opened in 2006, the Surgery Center of Wisconsin Rapids is managed by ASD Management. It offers orthopedic and pain procedures as well as MRI and therapy services. In 2011, the center added an ophthalmology service line, along with three ophthalmology physicians. The Surgery Center at Lutheran (Wheat Ridge, Colo.). This 15,000-square-foot surgery center was opened in 2006. The center added total joint procedures and spine procedures within the last year. The center is managed by Pinnacle III and includes four operating rooms and one procedure room. Wilmington (N.C.) SurgCare. Wilmington SurgCare offers surgical procedures in a number of specialty areas and in 2011, it added urologic procedures to its portfolio. The center is a part of Nashville, Tenn.based Symbion Healthcare's corporate network. Yakima (Wash.) Ambulatory Surgical Center. The physician-owned Yakima Ambulatory Surgical Center includes three operating rooms and averages around 3,500 surgeries a year. The multispecialty center is in the process of adding neurosurgery and spine to its portfolio. The facility is staffed by around 30 full-time and part-time employees. n SIGN UP TODAY! ASCREVIEW Practical Business, Legal and Clinical Guidance for Ambulatory Surgery Centers Becker's ASC E-Weekly at www.BeckersASC.com or e-mail Scott Becker at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com