Adding retina surgeon to ASC requires specific considerations

TAMPA, Florida — At the Telling It Like It Is meeting here, John W. Kitchens, MD, shared factors to consider when adding a retina specialist to an ASC.
“Keep in mind when you’re thinking about having retina doctors operate in your surgery center, 90% of what we see on a daily basis are nonsurgical,” Kitchens said. “But still we see such a high volume of patients that of the 10% or less that are surgical, we will be able to bring cases. I feel like a full-time retina surgeon should probably be generating between four and 12 cases a week.”
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TAMPA, Florida — At the Telling It Like It Is meeting here, John W. Kitchens, MD, shared factors to consider when adding a retina specialist to an ASC.
“Keep in mind when you’re thinking about having retina doctors operate in your surgery center, 90% of what we see on a daily basis are nonsurgical,” Kitchens said. “But still we see such a high volume of patients that of the 10% or less that are surgical, we will be able to bring cases. I feel like a full-time retina surgeon should probably be generating between four and 12 cases a week.”
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