Category: Orthopedics / TJR

5 total joint updates

From robotic arm-assisted surgeries to pricing comparisons, below are five total joint replacement updates to know:

New York City ASC launches Queens’ first outpatient joint replacement program

New York City-based EMU Health performed its first outpatient total knee replacement.

10 total joint ASC physicians to know

Below are 10 physicians performing total joint replacements at ASCs:

550+ ASCs with total joint replacements | 2022

Here are 550+ ASCs wtih total joint replacements in 2021.

Costs of joint replacements in ASCs vs. hospital outpatient departments

Medicare’s price lookup tool compares cost breakdowns and patient costs for several procedures done at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, including total hip and total knee replacements.

Tallahassee ASC performs its 1st robotic arm-assisted knee replacement

Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic now provides robotic arm-assisted total and partial knee replacements using Stryker’s Mako SmartRobotics application, according to a Jan. 31 Tallahassee Democrat article.

Surgical Care Affiliates ASC marks milestone in Pennsylvania 

Surgical Care Affiliates’ Pocono Ambulatory Surgery Center recently performed a total hip arthroplasty, the first to be done by a Surgical Care Affiliates ASC in Pennsylvania.

Atlas Healthcare ASC performs 1st total knee, partial shoulder replacement  

Atlas Healthcare Partners’ Banner Surgery Center-Thunderbird in Glendale, Ariz., recently performed its first total knee replacement and first partial shoulder replacement on the same day, Atlas said Jan. 26.

10 total joint ASC physicians to know

Below are 10 physicians performing total joint replacements at ASCs:

Providence Anesthesiology Associates performed 1K+ same-day total joints at ASCs in 2021

Providence Anesthesiology Associates completed 1,135 same-day total joint replacements at freestanding ASCs in 2021.