New York, NY, Sept. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mount Sinai Health System, one of New York City’s largest academic medical systems, today announced the opening of Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center, a 25,106-square-foot ambulatory surgical center located at 787 11th Avenue. The Center is a joint venture between Mount Sinai, leading surgeons, and Merritt Healthcare, an industry leader in ambulatory surgery centers. The state-of-the-art facility offers advanced care in orthopedic and spine surgery, neurosurgery, and breast surgery, transforming outpatient care for adult and pediatric patients throughout the New York metropolitan region.
Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center provides a seamless patient experience featuring the latest in surgical technology, including Stryker Mako Robotics for total joint replacements, HANA tables for anterior hip replacements, and advanced imaging and pathology capabilities to support complex spine and breast surgeries. Equipped with four operating rooms and 12 recovery bays, the surgery center is equipped to handle both routine and complex procedures, including 23-hour stays for recovery.
“Peakpoint Midtown West underscores our commitment to expanding access to the latest surgical treatments and world-leading medical care for all patients,” said Brent Stackhouse, Managing Director of Mount Sinai Ventures and President of Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center. “The facility is designed with the patient and surgeon in mind—from the large operating suites with the most advanced surgical technology to the efficient layout and large recovery rooms with beautifully appointed bathrooms and showers. Affiliated and non-affiliated Mount Sinai physicians from across the community will have access to these modern facilities, combined with best-in-class anesthesia care, to treat and care for their patients.”
“Peakpoint Midtown West, located one floor below Mount Sinai’s Breast Center, Imaging Center, and Spine Center, represents a significant advance in how we deliver care to our patients,” said Evan Flatow, MD, President, Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside. “For example patients with spine problems can now see a non-operative spine physiatrist, have state-of-the-art imaging, have any needed injections, consult with an orthopedic spine specialist, consult with a neurosurgical spine specialist, and, if needed, have minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery, all on two adjacent floors.”
“Peakpoint Midtown West is a game changer for patients undergoing breast surgery,” said Stephanie Bernik, MD, FACS, Chief of Breast Service at Mount Sinai West. “The surgery center is located one floor below Mount Sinai’s Breast Center, Imaging Center, and Spine Center, which enhances the patient’s experience. For example, patients requiring breast surgery can see the breast specialist, have imaging performed and needle localization if needed, and have surgery without navigating a hospital campus or even leaving the building. And the addition of onsite pathology in the coming months with real-time analysis, will enable swift and informed decisions during the procedure itself by minimizing any delay. This capability not only upgrades the patient experience but also leads to faster, more precise treatments, improving overall outcomes and recovery times.”
“Much of orthopedic surgery, including joint replacement, can be performed in an outpatient setting,” said Leesa Galatz, MD, Professor and Chair of Orthopedic Surgery for the Mount Sinai Health System. “Our outpatient joint program will be housed in this exceptional Center and is on an adjacent floor to a full-service, multidisciplinary spine center offering low radiation imaging, non-operative spine specialists, and state of the art, comprehensive evaluation for surgical care. We will be able to provide superior orthopedic care to our community by offering an extraordinary, personal experience for spine procedures as well as sports, hand, upper extremity, and foot and ankle procedures.”
Patients with spine problems can now see a non-operative spine physiatrist, have state-of-the-art low-radiation EOS Imaging and magnetic resonance imaging, have any needed injections, consult with an orthopedic spine specialist, consult with a neurosurgical spine specialist, and, if needed, have minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery, all on two adjacent floors.”
Peakpoint Midtown West Surgery Center is now open and accepting patients. For more information, schedule a consultation or take a virtual tour of the facility, visit www.peakpointmidtown.com.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 11 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2024-2025. For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
About Merritt Healthcare
Founded in 2001, Merritt Healthcare is the industry leader in developing, managing and advising ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) nationwide. Merritt leverages the healthcare industry expertise of our owner-operators, clinicians, investors, and advisors to develop surgical facilities that perform safe, efficient, and cost-effective procedures. We maintain active partnerships with over 500 physicians as well as major health systems, including the esteemed Mount Sinai Health System in New York. For more information, visit www.merritthealthcare.com.
