Hospital for Special Surgery launches global initiative

 07-Nov-16, Modern Healthcare

In a new global initiative, the Hospital for Special Surgery has begun to offer an array of services to medical facilities around the world, as the New York-based specialty orthopedic center joins the expanding ranks of U.S. medical groups setting their sights on opportunities outside the country.

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“Many countries, if not all, are grappling with providing good orthopedic care to growing populations who need hip and knee replacements,” said Laura Robbins, senior vice president of global and academic affairs at the Hospital for Special Surgery. “We wanted to assist but have a strategic way of going about it.”

The hospital is focusing on opportunities in Asia, the Persian Gulf states and Latin America, Robbins said. “We were getting a lot of inquiries from healthcare systems and hospitals around the world, saying, 'Help us be better.' ”

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