Becker's ASC Review

28 ORTHOPEDIC SECTION 90 Orthopedics-Driven ASCs to Know Here are 90 ambulatory surgery centers that are or- thopedics-focused. If you would like to recommend another surgery center leader for this list, contact Anuja Vaidya at avaidya@ beckershealthcare.com. Advanced ASC (Redlands, Calif.). Built in 2004, Ad- vanced ASC offers exclusively orthopedics with spine and total joint procedures. e ASC is equipped with three operating rooms. e surgery center's physi- cians hail from Loma Linda University and commu- nity hospitals. Some physicians have ownership in the ASC, which is Medicare certified. Advanced Surgery Center of Northern Louisiana (Monroe). Sixty-five percent of the center's cases are orthopedics. Advanced Surgery Center of Northern Louisiana offers patients orthopedic, neurology and otolaryngology services. Founded in May 2012, the center had its first cases in January 2013. e ASC is a partnership between SurgCenter Development and the physician partners. Advanced Surgery Center of Sarasota (Fla.). Found- ed in March 2012, the surgery center offers orthope- dics, spine, joint, neurosurgery and podiatry services. e surgery center's case mix is 55 percent orthope- dics. SurgCenter Development is partnered with ASC of Sarasota's surgeons. Barrington (Ill.) Pain and Spine Institute. e larg- est ASC in Chicago specializes in back and neck pain, sciatica, headaches, myofascial pain, pelvic pain and worker's compensation injuries. Barrington Pain and Spine Institute is a part of Illinois Pain Institute. e center's physicians have a combined nine years of experience in interventional pain treatment. e physicians have earned Castle Connolly's "Top Pain Doctor" award seven times. e center is accredited by CMS, e Joint Commission and the Illinois De- partment of Public Health. Bear Creek Surgery Center (Keller, Texas). Eight physicians partnered with SurgCenter Development to open Bear Creek Surgery Center in December 2014. e multispecialty center offers orthopedics, pain management, podiatry as well as ear, nose and throat services to patients. Of the center's cases, 50 percent are orthopedic. Bluegrass Specialty Surgery Center (Lexington, Ky.). e ASC implemented the Navio robotic system by Blue Belt Technologies in July 2015. e center is CMS-certified and AAAHC-accredited. Physicians at Bluegrass Orthopaedics developed the center, which opened in 2006. Physicians provide outpatient ortho- pedic surgery and pain management services at the center, including surgical treatments for musculoskel- etal conditions. Blue Ridge Surgery Center (Raleigh, N.C.). Opened in 1985, Blue Ridge Surgery Center holds six operat- ing rooms. e center offers orthopedic surgery, pain management services, general surgery, retina surgery and spine surgery, among other specialties. Kathy Leibl serves as the center's administrator and Wil- liam Bolding, MD, serves as the medical director. e center is affiliated with Surgical Care Affiliates and is accredited by e Joint Commission. Boulder (Colo.) Surgery Center. Opened in 2005 by surgeons and Boulder Community Health, Boulder Surgery Center is a single-specialty surgery center performing general orthopedic surgeries and sports medicine surgery. Of its cases, 72 percent are orthope- dics, with 48 percent general orthopedics, 19 percent hand and 5 percent podiatry. e center is accredited by e Joint Commission and Medicare. A member of the ASCA, the center is also affiliated with the Colo- rado Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. It is managed by Pinnacle III. Brookside Surgery Center (Battle Creek, Mich.). e multispecialty ASC opened in 1997 and has three operating rooms and two procedure rooms. Twenty- one surgeons operate at the ASC. In terms of ortho- pedics cases, the surgeons perform endoscopic carpal tunnel, knee arthroscopy, robotics-assisted partial knee replacement, rotator cuff repair and unilateral knee replacement. e ASC received Medicare certifi- cation and AAAHC accreditation, as well is a member of the ASCA. Carrillo Surgery Center (Santa Barbara, Calif.). e surgery centered opened in 2005. e pre-op and post-op areas flow into each other, forming a large suite to ease access. Carrillo Surgery Center offers orthopedic surgery, spinal surgery, anesthesiology and pain management. Robert Wood, MD, and Alan Moelleken, MD, perform surgeries at the center. e center is accredited by the AAAHC and certified by Medicare. e Christ Hospital Spine Surgery Center (Cincin- nati). e free-standing facility offers spine surgery and pain management procedures. Of its surgical cases, 46 percent are discectomies and decompres- sions, 30 percent are spinal fusions and 10 percent are other spine and peripheral nerve. Twelve neuro- surgeons and seven pain management specialists pro- vide services at the surgery center. e facility houses three operating rooms, a pain procedure suite and 11 pre- and postop patient rooms. e surgery center is a partnership between e Christ Hospital, spine specialists from Mayfield Clinic and United Surgical Partners International. Christiana Spine Center (Newark, Del.). Opened in 2000, Christina Spine Center offers operative and non-operative spine treatment. e center has 10 phy- sicians performing orthopedic surgery or offering in- terventional physiatry. e center also has an imaging center, where patients can receive MRIs. e AAAHC accredited the surgery center. City Place Surgery Center (Creve Coeur, Mo.). City Place Surgery Center opened in 2000 and offers orthope- dics, spine surgery, pain management and plastic surgery services. Twenty-one physicians focus on orthopedics at the center, which holds four operating rooms. 90 Orthopedics-Driven ASCs to Know By Anuja Vaidya, Mary Rechtoris, Allison Sobczak, Megan Wood

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