Here’s what you should know:
1. OrthoCincy has a “restoration team” overseeing efforts to get patients back in for elective procedures.
2. The group is prioritizing cases based on medical need, injury, wait time and urgency.
3. Many patients have been waiting in pain for their surgeries to be rescheduled, according to OrthoCincy shoulder specialist Bruce Holladay, MD.
4. With this in mind, the practice’s staff will be working “a lot harder and more hours to help people catch up,” Dr. Holladay told Local 12.
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