Spokane, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists now offers outpatient joint replacements at The Orthopaedic Surgery Center.
Here are five things to know:
1. Patients are able to return home the same day as outpatient procedures. The outpatient joint replacements in the ASC reduce the risk of infections and allow patients to recover in their own homes.
2. The overall procedure costs less in the ASC than in the hospital and there are cost savings related to the shortened stay. "By offering this procedure in our outpatient center, we will be the cost leader for joint replacement, saving patients thousands of dollars over the inpatient procedure and driving down the cost of healthcare across the board," said Henry H. Lin, MD, CEO of Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists.
3. The Orthopaedic Surgery Center has been consistently ranked above the 90th percentile for exceptional patient satisfaction.
4. Surgeons perform more than 10,000 procedures at The Orthopaedic Surgery Center annually.
5. Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists includes spine, shoulder, elbow, hand, knee and foot care in addition to joint replacements, sports medicine and interventional pain management.