The Spine Hospital of Louisiana in Baton Rouge is the first center in the state to offer laser spine surgery.
Here are five highlights:
1. The Spine Hospital of Louisiana treats chronic neck and back pain as well as spinal stenosis, herniated discs, degenerative disorders and spinal trauma.
2. The Spine Hospital of Louisiana uses surgical technology which utilizes a fiber optic cable to aid in treating spinal abnormalities, such as a herniated disc.
3. The Spine Hospital of Louisiana is a physician-owned, 23 inpatient bed hospital.
4. The hospital is home to the largest group of spine surgeons and neurosurgical specialists on the Gulf Coast. The hospital's team is made up of 10 neurosurgeons, two orthopedic spine surgeons, five pain management physicians, nine neurologists, two neuroradiologists and four neuropsychologists.
5. The Louisiana Nurses Foundation named The Spine Hospital of Louisiana "Hospital of the Year (less than 60 beds)" in 2015 and 2016.