Regent Surgical Health and Ascension Texas Joint Venture on The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Central Texas

AUSTIN, Texas - Aug. 10, 2022 - PRLog -- Regent Surgical Health, the nation's largest independent health system and physician joint venture-focused ASC operator, announces a new joint venture with Ascension Texas: The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Central Texas.

Located at 7600 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 100 in Austin, The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Central Texas will house capabilities of orthopedics, joint replacement, fracture care, sports medicine, spine surgery and pain management.

"We are excited to welcome The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Central Texas," said Andy Davis, president and CEO of Ascension Texas. "This center fulfills our mission of providing convenient outpatient orthopedic surgical care close to home as Ascension Texas continues to expand with the growing population of Central Texas."

The center is approximately 15,000 sq. ft. and features two procedure rooms and four operating rooms outfitted with the latest technology including the Mako Robotic Arm Assisted technology.

"On behalf of all the surgeon partners at The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Central Texas, we are proud to continue our relationship with Ascension Texas and partner with the Regent management team. We welcome the opportunity to expand our existing capabilities and breadth of service by providing compassionate, safe, and convenient orthopedic and sports medicine care close to home," said Dr. Taylor Jobe, Ascension Seton Medical Group Orthopedics board president.

"Through our partnership with Ascension, we will develop or acquire and operate ambulatory surgery centers across the communities Ascension serves, providing patients with convenient access to high-quality outpatient surgical services," says Regent Surgical Health CEO Chris Bishop. "The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Central Texas will be a valued part of our growing regional network and we look forward to driving innovation and transformative healthcare for central Texans and their families, as well as our new high-quality physician partners."

Since 2001, Regent has developed, owned, and managed ASC facilities in partnership with hospitals and physicians and has grown to become the nation's largest independent health system joint venture-focused ASC operator.

The Orthopedic Surgery Center of Central Texas is a joint venture between Regent Surgical Health, Ascension Texas, and physician partners. Regent will serve as the managing partner.

About Regent Surgical Health

Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Regent partners with hospitals and physicians to develop, own, and manage ASC facilities. The Company was founded in 2001, and today owns or operates ASCs across the United States. Regent has a long and successful track record of partnering with care providers to deliver superior clinical and operational results. In recent years, the Company has successfully pursued a strategy focused on the development of several multisite system partnerships, including with many of the nation's largest health systems. To learn more about Regent Surgical Health and other physician/hospital joint venture opportunities, visit www.regentsurgicalhealth.com.

About Ascension Texas

In Texas, Ascension operates Ascension Providence in Waco and Ascension Seton, which includes Dell Children's Medical Center, the region's only comprehensive children's hospital and pediatric Level I trauma center, and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, the region's only Level I trauma center for adults. Ascension Seton partners with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and shares a common vision of transforming healthcare through a focus on quality and value. Serving Texas for more than 120 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., operating 2,600 sites of care – including 145 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.ascension.org and www.dellchildrens.net.