Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic (ROC) and Rex Healthcare have received state approval for four new operating rooms for orthopaedic patients, which will be housed in a new ambulatory surgery center near the Rex Hospital campus in Raleigh.

The North Carolina Division of Health Services Regulation approved the application on Wednesday, January 28. The center, Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Raleigh, will be the Triangle’s first physician/ hospital-owned outpatient surgery center and will allow thousands of patients through the Triangle to get easier access to high-quality orthopaedic services.

“We are excited to be working with Rex Hospital,” said Bradley Vaughn, M.D., president of ROC. “This venture brings together two premier organizations who are partnering to bring more and better services to our patients and the people in the Triangle.”

“ROC is the largest provider of orthopaedic surgical procedures in Wake County, while Rex performs the most surgeries in the Triangle. These two respected organizations are leaders in outpatient orthopaedic surgery,” said David Strong, president of Rex Healthcare. “The community can feel confident knowing this new outpatient surgery center will be run with Rex’s high surgical standards, with surgeries performed by some of this area’s finest and most skilled orthopaedic surgeons.”

ROC surgeons performed more than 6,000 outpatient procedures in 2008. Rex Healthcare performs more surgical procedures than any other provider in the Triangle.

About Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic (ROC) is Wake County’s largest and oldest orthopaedic practice. The orthopaedic surgeons of ROC are fellowship trained in their respective subspecialty areas which include: foot and ankle, hand and wrist, spine, hip, shoulder and elbow surgery, total joint replacement, sports medicine, and pediatric orthopaedic care. Ancillary services include physical therapy, magnetic resonance imaging, radiology, shock wave therapy, and orthotics and pedorthics. The Athletic Performance Center, a division of ROC, provides sports physical therapy and sports performance enhancement services for healthy and injured athletes. ROC is the Official Sports Medicine Provider of the Carolina Hurricanes, N.C. State University basketball, the Carolina Ballet, and multiple high school sports programs in Wake County. ROC has offices in Raleigh, North Raleigh, Cary, and Garner. Complete practice information is available at www.raleighortho.com.

About Rex Healthcare
Rex Healthcare, a member of UNC Health Care, is a private, not-for-profit health care system, with 4,000 employees. Rex Healthcare has 665-beds (433 general acute beds, 6 inpatient hospice and 226 skilled nursing) and treats more than 26,000 inpatients each year. Rex offers dedicated centers for women, cancer, post acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing care, heart and vascular, same-day surgery and wellness, plus dedicated clinics for pain management, heartburn, wound care, sleep disorders, diabetes education and state-of-the-art emergency services. Rex provides various healthcare services throughout Wake County with facilities in Cary, Apex, Garner, Wakefield and downtown Raleigh. Rex is also the first hospital in the Triangle, and one of only 10 in North Carolina, to receive Magnet Recognition, which places Rex nurses among the top two percent in the country. In 2008, Rex was listed as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Healthcare. Rex is the only North Carolina hospital to be recognized as ranking above the national average for heart attack survival. For more information about Rex Healthcare, please visit www.rexhealth.com

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