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T
he Laser Spine Institute's final day started like many oth-
ers. Prospective patients called in from as far as the
coast of Africa for consultations. Families flew in from
Canada under the promise they would receive world-
class care in the company's glossy $56 million headquar-
ters in Tampa, Fla., where a steady stream of patients arrived for
appointments to visit chiropractors, seek second opinions and sched-
ule back surgeries.
That afternoon, Robert Koser, DC, had a potential patient on the line
when members of the leadership team told him to wrap up the call. It
Matthew Nojiri | Senior Associate Editor
Backbreaker
How Laser Spine Institute's multimillion-
dollar surgery empire crumbled in a day.
• SUDDEN CLOSURE At its peak, Laser Spine Institute operated 7 regional surgery centers across the country and billed itself
as the nation's leader in minimally invasive spine surgery before abruptly shuttering last month, laying off almost 600 employ-
ees nationwide.
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