Excerpt from "20 Orthopedic and Spine-Driven ASCs to Know"

Becker's ASC Review

March 15, 2010

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Illinois Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Center (Morton Grove, Ill.)

ISMOSC is a physician-owned, multi-specialty ASC specializing in orthopedic and spine surgery, podiatry and pain management. ISMOSC has four ORs and one procedure room and is home to 18 orthopedic surgeons, nine podiatrists, three pain management physicians and 15 anesthesiologists. ISMOSC performs a wide variety of orthopedic ambulatory surgical procedures including arthroscopies, ACL reconstructions, arthroplasties, carpal tunnel releases, meniscectomies, open reduction internal fixations, arthroscopic Bankart procedures and rotator cuff repairs as well as spine procedures such as laminectomies, microdiscectomies, anterior cervical discectomies and fusions. In 2007, its first year of operation, ISMOSC performed more than 1,300 cases. The surgery center has experienced continued growth in case volume, performing more than 3,200 cases in 2008 and over 4,200 cases in 2009, according to Larry Parrish, administrator of the center.

Midland Surgical Center (Sycamore, Ill.)

Midland Surgical Center opened in 2005 and is a joint venture between a local health system, five orthopedic surgeons and Regent Surgical Health. The multispecialty center features orthopedics, pain management, podiatry, plastic surgery and ophthalmology, and is used by eight orthopedic surgeons, two podiatrists, one plastic surgeon, four ophthalmologists and one pain management specialist. The ASC feature two ORs, and orthopedic surgeons at the center performed approximately 1,200 orthopedic cases last year. The center received CTQ's Apex Quality Award in 2009, which is given to only 20 ASCs across the country for excellence in patient satisfaction. In the coming years, the ASC hopes to add news surgeons and double its caseload, says Patricia Sulaver, RN, administrator of the center.

Ravine Way Surgery Center (Glenview, Ill.).

Ravine Way Surgery Center, an orthopedic- and pain management-focused ASC, opened its doors in 1996. Today, the center performs approximately 1,600 cases annually. The ASC features three ORs and a one procedure room, and has 24 physicians on staff. According to Melody Winter-Jabeck, administrator at the center, Ravine Way is successful because of a strong commitment from its physicians-owners and a strong management team and experienced staff. The center, however, judges its success by the care it provides to its patients and is most proud of its very high patient satisfaction ratings, says Ms. Winter-Jabeck.