November officially marks the 10th year in operation for Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute.
Five things to know about the practice:
1. Hoag Orthopedic Institute has recorded more than 148,000 procedures since 2010, making it the highest-volume provider of joint replacements in California.
2. Established through a partnership between Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian and 38 local orthopedic surgeons, the specialty hospital focuses exclusively on orthopedics.
3. Carlos Prietto, MD, James Cailloutte, MD, Robert Gorab, MD., and Alan Beyer, MD, were driving forces behind creating the institution.
4. Hoag Orthopedic Institute opened its fourth ASC in Marina del Rey earlier this year. The others are in Newport Beach, Mission Viejo and Orange.
5. Hoag Orthopedic Institute's workforce has grown to include 80-plus orthopedic surgeons and more than 300 medical staffers.