Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center. (Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Health System)One of the more innovative health systems in the U.S. is expanding its ambulatory surgery center (ASC) network.
Mount Sinai Health System announced on Sept. 30 that it officially opened its Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center. The 25,106-square-foot ASC is a joint venture between Mount Sinai, area surgeons and Merritt Healthcare.
“Peakpoint Midtown West underscores our commitment to expanding access to the latest surgical treatments and world-leading medical care for all patients,” Brent Stackhouse, managing director of Mount Sinai Ventures and president of Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center, said in a press release.
With roughly 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area. In addition to its hospital network, Mount Sinai has more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education.
The health system has about 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians, plus 11 free-standing joint venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island and Florida.
“The facility is designed with the patient and surgeon in mind – from the large operating suites with the most advanced surgical technology to the efficient layout and large recovery rooms with beautifully appointed bathrooms and showers,” Stackhouse continued. “Affiliated and non-affiliated Mount Sinai physicians from across the community will have access to these modern facilities, combined with best-in-class anesthesia care, to treat and care for their patients.”
On its end, Merritt Healthcare develops, manages and advises ASCs across the U.S. The group has more than 500 active physician partnerships.
Inside Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center.
Among Merritt’s ASC network is Wilton Surgery Center, River Valley Ambulatory Surgery Center, Surgical Center of Connecticut, MD Sine ASC, Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center, Fairfield Surgery Center and several other facilities.
The new ASC will offer advanced care in orthopedic and spine surgery, neurosurgery, and breast surgery, according to the press release. It will also feature cutting-edge surgical technology, including Stryker Mako Robotics for total joint replacements, HANA tables for anterior hip replacements, and advanced imaging and pathology capabilities to support complex spine and breast surgeries.
“Peakpoint Midtown West – located one floor below Mount Sinai’s Breast Center, Imaging Center and Spine Center – represents a significant advance in how we deliver care to our patients,” Dr. Evan Flatow, president of Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside, said in the release. “For example patients with spine problems can now see a non-operative spine physiatrist, have state-of-the-art imaging, have any needed injections, consult with an orthopedic spine specialist, consult with a neurosurgical spine specialist, and, if needed, have minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery, all on two adjacent floors.”
The ASC has four operating rooms and 12 recovery bays, meaning it can handle both routine and complex procedures, including 23-hour stays for recovery.
These capabilities and others will allow the ASC to deliver “superior orthopedic care,” according to Dr. Leesa Galatz, professor and chair of orthopedic surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System.
“Much of orthopedic surgery, including joint replacement, can be performed in an outpatient setting,” Galatz said in the press release. “We will be able to provide superior orthopedic care to our community by offering an extraordinary, personal experience for spine procedures as well as sports, hand, upper extremity, and foot and ankle procedures.”
