National Spine and Pain Centers, founded in 2011 following a rebrand of the Spine Center, is one of the largest pain management practices in the U.S. Here are seven things to know about the centers:
1. The physician management services organization is based in Rockville, Md.
2. National Spine is affiliated with over 120 centers and 750 providers nationwide.
3. Its mission is to become one of the largest brands in healthcare and "end needless human pain and suffering," according to the company's website.
4. Its core values include keeping care patient-centric and developing internal and external relationships.
5. It appointed Jill Lentz as vice president of human resources in August.
6. It promoted Yeshvant Navalgund, MD, to chief medical officer of ambulatory surgery in October.
7. President Doug Badertscher is most focused on continual growth over the next 12 months, he told Becker's in October.