Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists will resume elective surgeries at Specialists' One-Day Surgery Center, after having to delay the procedures in March, LocalSyr.com reports.

Outpatient surgery centers are well-suited for a post-COVID-19 world, Thomas Vikoren, MD, told the Bucks County Courier Times.

Grapevine-based North Texas Orthopedics & Spine Center recently resumed elective procedures after the state eased restrictions intended to conserve personal protective equipment.

Houston-based ASC Inov8 Surgical is resuming total knee replacements now that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has eased restrictions on nonemergency procedures, according to a May 14 announcement.

Medical technology company DJO is giving new users six months of free access to its patient risk-assessment tool, OaraScore, according to a May 12 announcement.

A new paper in The Journal of Arthroplasty outlines six economic pillars required to successfully and sustainably restart elective orthopedic surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vail-Summit Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery is the 2020 recipient of the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives' Practice of the Year Award, according to the Vail Daily.

Orthopedists, gastroenterologists, neurosurgeons and other specialists have postponed thousands of procedures since New York's temporary ban on elective surgeries took effect March 16, according to The Buffalo News.

Lakes Regional Healthcare in Spirit Lake, Iowa, is resuming some elective surgeries May 11, but total joint replacements are still on hold, President and CEO Jason Harrington told exploreokoboji.com.

The physicians at Brookfield, Wis.-based Aspen Orthopedic Specialists are resuming orthopedic surgery and in-office care, the practice announced the first week of May.

Four ASCs offering orthopedic services were opened or announced in April:

Benjamin Domb, MD, founder and medical director of the American Hip Institute & Orthopedic Specialists in Des Plaines, Ill., is an advocate of lifting restrictions on procedures deemed elective.

Five ASCs with orthopedic and spine services were recently opened or announced:

There are more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) across the U.S. where surgeons perform total joint replacements, and that number is expected to grow due to regulator updates and a focus on value-based care.

Syracuse (N.Y.) Orthopedic Specialists made a number of operational changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute and Baptist Health have postponed procedures at two surgery centers to comply with guidance from the government, according to NorthEscambia.com.

  The Oregon Surgical Institute in Beaverton, Ore., an ASC dedicated solely to outpatient joint replacements, opened last year. Two of the institutes partner surgeons, Drs. Jim Ballard and Chris Nanson, shared their thoughts on their experience opening the center with Regent Surgical Health.

  Alejandro Badia, MD, is the founder of the OrthoNOW orthopedic walk-in clinics. Dr. Badia specializes in hand and upper extremity surgery, and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Here, Dr. Badia shares his thoughts on private equity in orthopedics, outpatient total joints and more.

  Four recently opened or announced orthopedic ASCs:

Muve Health opened a hyper-specialty total joint replacement center in Warminster, Pa., the organization announced March 16.