large window in the lounge was the number one
thing they asked for," says Mr. Paris. "We were more
than happy to provide it."
Opening during a pandemic
Of course, talk of a surgery center welcoming its
first patient last month has to include mention of
the global pandemic that forced a temporary shut-
down of elective surgeries and caused some outpa-
tient facilities to close their doors for good. Luckily,
says Dr. Noordsij, the pandemic's impact on
Concord's project was fairly minimal. "We did have
to move our opening from mid-September to
January, but even though there were some supply
chain issues, that delay was mostly unrelated to the
pandemic," he says.
It certainly helped that the center was well into
the construction phase when the pandemic hit. In
fact, it might have helped. "There were probably
more workers on site because our area didn't have
high COVID numbers, unlike Boston and other
areas south of us where construction was put on
hold," says Dr. Noordsij.
With the new center up and running, Concord
Orthopaedics is fully prepared for whatever the
future may hold. Even if they need to expand
again to meet the growing demand of same-day,
non-hospital-based surgery — a trend COVID-19 is
likely to expedite — Mr. Paris is confident no
amount of growth will affect their ability to han-
dle caseloads. After all, they put a lot of thought
into planning for that specific situation. "We
looked at what our potential future situation
could look like and made sure we had the ability
to add two or three ORs without interrupting our
current workflow," he says.
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Designed by John Stanton, MD
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Adjustable design allows for use in many
procedures around the knee and tibia
Adjustable Knee & Tibial Positioner
Designed by Ashutosh Chaudhari, MD
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Headrest
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2450
Designed by Gregory Nicholson, MD
Helps position the patient for all types of
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We're expecting to capture
20% to 30% of the outpatient
orthopedic procedures that are
currently being performed at
the hospital across the street.
— Peter G. Noordsij, MD
