Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center marked the completion of its $68 million expansion April 27, local news outlet KESQ reports.
Five notes:
1. The three-year project added 46,000 square feet to the center and added more clinical space, surgical suites and new technology.
2. Six operating rooms were added, making space for robotic equipment and spine cases. The center now has eight operating rooms.
3. Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center will have overnight stays, but most cases will be outpatient.
4. About 80 percent of orthopedic cases done at Eisenhower Medical Center can be done at the new center.
5. Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center currently has 17 physicians on staff, according to its website.