Optim Health System

Optim Health System: network of hospitals and orthopedic centers in the southeastern United States

Optim Health System is a health system that operates hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and clinics dedicated to specialized services in orthopedics, pain medicine, and primary care. Its approach is built around the Orthopedic Centers of Excellence, a network of centers of excellence that address different areas of the musculoskeletal system and the spine.

Orthopedic areas of specialization

The organization structures its orthopedic offerings into specific centers of excellence: spine and neck, hip, knee, shoulder, foot and ankle, and hand, wrist, and elbow. These centers channel care for conditions and procedures related to each anatomical region.

Procedures and surgical techniques

Among the interventions the system states it performs are robotic-assisted surgery, minimally invasive procedures, arthroscopic knee surgery, hip, knee, and shoulder replacement surgery, anterior approach hip surgery, spinal fusion, and endoscopic spine procedures. These techniques are presented as part of the activity of its surgery centers and hospitals.

Services and medical specialties

In addition to orthopedic surgery, the system offers a broader spectrum of services that includes interventional pain management, neurosurgery, general surgery, primary care and internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, pulmonology and pulmonary rehabilitation, emergency department services, imaging services, physical and occupational therapy, athletic trainers, and swing bed.

Structure of centers and hospitals

The network is made up of Optim Surgery Center, Optim Medical Center-Screven, and Optim Medical Center-Tattnall, the latter physician-owned and nationally recognized. The organization notes that its two community hospitals have a combined more than one hundred years of service in the region. Care extends to both metropolitan and rural areas.

Collaboration with orthopedic groups

The centers of excellence operate in collaboration with Optim Orthopedics, Spivey Orthopedic Clinics, and other orthopedic surgeons and groups in the region. This network of professionals includes board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians, which makes it possible to offer specialized treatment in the areas mentioned.

Recognitions and care approach

The organization states it has received national awards and accreditations for the quality and safety of its orthopedic care, and highlights its patient-focused approach. It also mentions internal staff recognition initiatives, such as the DAISY and BEE awards, and the addition of new professionals to its pain medicine network.