Regent Surgical Health Announces Strategic Investment From TowerBrook and Ascension Capital

Regent Surgical Health (Regent), a developer, owner and manager of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), announced today the completion of a strategic investment from TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P. (TowerBrook), an international investment management firm, and Ascension Capital, an investment affiliate of Ascension, providing additional capital for future growth. In conjunction with the transaction, Ascension, the nation’s…

First Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center

Casey Davidson, M.D., an experienced orthopaedic surgeon specializing in spine procedures, recently completed the first anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center (ASC) that opened last year outside Nashville, TN. “It is exciting to be able to do ACDF on an outpatient basis because…

Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center is First ASC in the State to use MAKO Smart Robotics to Complete Anterior Total Hip Replacement

Colin Looney, M.D., one of twelve surgeon partners at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center, was the first at the center use robotics-assisted technology to complete an anterior total hip replacement– also the first procedure of its type done in an ASC in Tennessee. A seasoned orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and…

ASC’s First Outpatient Spine Procedure Completed at Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center

Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee Surgery Center, a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center (ASC) that opened earlier this year in Franklin, TN, has now expanded its orthopaedic case load to include outpatient spine procedures. John W. Klekamp, M.D., an experienced surgeon and partner in the ASC, recently performed the first one, a lumbar discectomy, and…

Three Steps to an Effective HOPD Conversion

As healthcare reimbursement policies continue to shift, hospitals are re-thinking how to deliver the best quality care while improving the bottom line. In a reversal from previous practices, they have begun to convert hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) to ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) in order to reap the advantages associated with HOPD to ASC conversion. The…