M
ost people who suffer a fracture, a sprain or a
sports injury tend to head to the nearest ER.
Sometimes that's the only option. But when the
ER's busy, these types of injuries get a low triage
priority. We've all heard the horror stories of wait-
ing 19 hours for treatment of a broken wrist, of being advised to leave
untreated and return later, of referrals for separate visits to outside
specialists because the orthopedist wasn't on duty.
5 6 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6
How orthopedic ASCs can handle walk-in
fracture care and other same-day trauma.
Ronald Bullock
San Antonio, Texas
Opportunities in
Outpatient Trauma
The
San
Antonio
Orthopedic
Group
• KID STUFF Pediatric fractures and sports injuries could represent a steady stream of business for an orthopedic ASC.
