Implementation of New Program Leads to Successful Same Day Total Joint Replacement

Raleigh, N.C.– June 25, 2018 – Holly Springs Surgery Center (HSSC), a freestanding surgery center located in Holly Springs, N.C., completed its first total outpatient knee replacement surgery case in June, 2018. Dr. William Andersen of Cary Orthopaedics completed the surgery as part of the Same Day Joint Program.

HSSC’s Director of Nursing, Elizabeth Stocum, RN, CNOR, worked in conjunction with Dr. Andersen and Cary Orthopaedics to develop clinical protocols specifically designed to support same day outpatient total joint replacement surgery for qualified patients. Advancements in pre and post-operative care, anesthesia protocols, and pain management techniques allow HSSC to safely perform these surgeries in the convenient, comfortable, and lower cost environment of the surgery center.

Raleigh, N.C. and Stuart, Fla. – April 22, 2017. Today marked the opening of Stuart Surgery Center at Martin Health in Stuart, Fla. The new outpatient facility, developed in partnership with Martin Health System and Compass Surgical Partners, will be specifically equipped to perform gastroenterology procedures. It will allow local patients undergoing screening and treatment for digestive diseases to have procedures completed in a safe, convenient, and affordable environment.

Compass is honored to be a part of the high-value care solutions that Martin Health System brings to the area. A tremendous amount of work goes into the development of facilities such as this one. Compass has strong, dedicated clinical and operational team that focuses on the establishment of best-in-class care environments. The center will provide a high-quality, efficient setting for GI procedures focused on patient-centered care.

Raleigh, N.C. and Stuart, Fla. – March 7, 2018 – In early 2018, Martin Health System (MHS), Compass Surgical Partners, and a group of local Gastroenterologists will open Stuart Surgery Center in Stuart, Fla. The new outpatient facility will be specifically equipped to perform gastroenterology procedures. It will allow local patients undergoing screening and treatment for digestive diseases to have procedures completed in a safe, convenient, and affordable environment.

The surgery center will be easy to access, located at 2096 SE Ocean Blvd in Stuart. After opening in early 2018, the center will seek accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), which surveys and accredits surgery centers that exhibit the highest standard of quality.

Raleigh, N.C. and St. Petersburg, Fla. – January 12, 2018 – A group of independent Neurosurgeons, Orthopedic surgeons, and pain management specialists have come together to form a new ambulatory surgical facility in St. Petersburg, Fla. The new center, to be called Skyway Surgery Center, will be located near downtown St. Petersburg, in close proximity to Bayfront Medical Center. The outpatient surgical facility will be managed in partnership with Compass Surgical Partners, a Raleigh, N.C. based operator of ambulatory surgical centers.

The new center will be 10,000 square feet and have two operating rooms and one additional procedure room. It will be a state of the art center and will support many surgical procedures traditionally performed in the hospital. The surgical experience at Skyway Surgery Center will be second to none, with equipment, staffing, surgical protocols specifically geared toward minimally invasive orthopedic and spine outpatient surgery.

Vero Beach Facility Provides Community with Safe, Affordable, Convenient Health Care Options

Raleigh, N.C. and Vero Beach, Fla. – November 17, 2017 – The Advanced Center for Surgery, a freestanding surgery center located in Vero Beach, Fla., completed its first total outpatient shoulder replacement surgery case in November, 2017. Dr. Erin Forest of Vero Orthopaedics & Neurology completed the surgery.

The Advanced Center for Surgery (ACS) has developed clinical protocols specifically designed to support outpatient total joint replacement surgery for qualified patients. Advancements in pre and post-operative care, anesthesia protocols, and pain management techniques allow ACS to safely perform these surgeries in the convenient, comfortable, and lower cost environment of the surgery center. This means ACS and its credentialed surgeons from Vero Orthopaedics, can maximize the value it brings to the Vero Beach and Sebastian communities.

Outpatient total joints represent a growing trend in the industry. There was a 47 percent increase in elective outpatient hip and knee replacement procedures nationally between 2012 and 2015. Additionally, it is estimated that volumes knee and hip replacement procedures will increase 457 percent and 633 percent, respectively, over the next decade.¹ Total shoulder replacement should follow a similar trend, with an increasing number of procedures being conducted in the outpatient setting, many of which will migrate to the convenient, same-day surgery setting of a freestanding surgery center.

Physician owned and operated, The Advanced Center for Surgery offers high-quality, complex orthopaedic, spine and pain procedures to the Vero Beach community. The center is staffed with experienced medical professionals, committed to ensuring patients are satisfied with outpatient orthopaedic surgical procedures. The center is a partnership of Vero Orthopaedics and Compass Surgical Partners, a surgery center management and development firm.

The Advanced Center for Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).