Minneapolis-based Summit Orthopedics and St. Paul, Minn.-based HealthEast entered into an inpatient and outpatient agreement for orthopedic care.
Here are five things to know:
1. Through the agreement, Summit Orthopedics will serve as HealthEast's exclusive orthopedic partner.
2. HealthEast will also become a minority owner of Summit Orthopedics' Vadnais Heights (Nev.) Surgery Center.
3. The Vadnais Heights Surgery Center received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement.
4. Summit Orthopedics' physicians will help treat patients at the HealthEast inpatient hospitals as well as boost quality and patient experience for orthopedics.
5. Privately owned and managed, Summit Orthopedics has 50 orthopedic specialists.