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Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics has added two surgical robots — Cori by Smith + Nephew and Velys by DePuy Synthes — to its ASC. The new robots will join the Stryker Mako robot the ASC currently uses for knee replacement procedures. 

Andrew Lovewll joined the Becker’s Ambulatory Surgery Centers podcast to talk about the future of orthopedics in ASCs and his practice’s unique approach to growth.

Wayne, N.J.-based Elite Surgical Center has completed its 200th total joint replacement case. 

Powder River Surgery Center in Gillette, Wyo., has acquired the city’s first robotic surgical assistant, according to a June 24 news release.

Vincera Institute, a sports medicine facility in Philadelphia, has issued a notice regarding a ransomware attack that occurred April 29.

Cincinnati-based Mayfield Spine Surgery Center performed 3.2 percent of the country’s spine surgeries in 2022, according to a June report Definitive Healthcare. 

In May, Healthgrades released an inaugural list of the best hospitals nationwide for outpatient hip, knee and total joint replacements. 

The average cost of a knee arthroscopy with cartilage removal at an ASC is $3,412, compared to $5,226 at a hospital outpatient department, according to data from Sidecar Health’s care price calculator. 

 Specialists One-Day Surgery Center in Syracuse, N.Y., performed 1.6 percent of the ASC industry’s total joint replacements in 2022, according to a May report from Definitive Healthcare. 

On May 5, Fort Worth, Texas-based Medical City Surgery Center completed its 100th total joint replacement case and added a Stryker Mako robot for total and partial knee arthroplasties.