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S
ame-day surgery can be stay-
the-night surgery in the few
states that let ASCs keep
patients overnight to recover
from complex cases. Rather
than shuttle its total joints and spinal fusion
patients to a hotel across town to spend the
night, these surgical centers s can admit
patients to a "recovery" or a "convalescence"
center that's usually a cove of private rooms
attached to their facility. Depending on state
Outpatient Surgery Editors
Surgical centers
in a handful of
states can admit
patients to
recover for
24 to 72 hours.
Overnight Stays for ASCs
• STAY THE NIGHT A few states let surgery centers keep patients overnight.
Orthopedic
&
Spine
Center
of
Southern
Colorado