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In the emergency room, a broken bone often takes a backseat to more pressing ailments. One orthopedic surgeon breaks that convention, saving patients time and money by cutting out the middleman By Joe Dyton Dr. Alejandro Badia knows a good business opportunity when he sees one. For years, Badia, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon, saw emergency… Read More »

Alejandro Badia, M.D. thought there had to be a better way. The Miami hand surgeon was seeing workers comp patients too late. Had he seen them earlier he could have gotten them back to work faster. Instead, they went to the hospital emergency room. In one wrist pain analysis he figured he’d have saved the… Read More »

As featured in: When a medical emergency happens, everyone immediately goes to an emergency room. The wait can last hours and can result in ineffective outcomes. A broken arm at the playground is not necessarily top priority in an emergency waiting room. OrthoNOW allows patients to skip that lengthy process and receive immediate treatment. “Your… Read More »

A new type of urgent care franchise will soon be coming to Los Angeles. The orthopedic care franchise business OrthoNOW, based in Florida, is seeking to expand its operations into Southern California, according to the company’s chief medical officer, Dr. Alejandro Badia. OrthoNOW’s specialty urgent care centers focus on orthopedic injuries, provide an alternative to… Read More »

BY CELIA AMPEL SPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALD Like all the best superheroes, Rebecca Amster has multiple identities. After teaching her Wednesday morning Zumba class in Kendall, she ducks into a bathroom to change. Her plastic purple watch and “Suck It Up, Buttercup” T-shirt make way for a pulled-together suit. She’s off to save a… Read More »

Click to Listen to PodCast »    On a recent trip to Miami, FL. I had the opportunity to tour the OrthoNow Flagship franchise. I was not only blown away by the business model, but the staff and the founder himself Dr Alejandro Badia, all were huge proponents of smart medicine. Why do we call… Read More »

BY JEFFREY MCKINNEY With demand for services up and job satisfaction for providers down, medical franchises are taking off. But beware, one expert says, because ‘franchising in healthcare is not for sissies.’ Walk-in patients with ankle sprains, wrist fractures, concussions and other injuries will soon get instant relief, if OrthoNow realizes its plan to sell… Read More »

[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/IiwUtZCCeiU” width=”650″] El Dr. Alejandro Badia habla sobre los Mitos Ortopédicos Mas Comunes Mitos sobre la salud: Mito: Tronar los dedos no causa artritis Mito: Uso de carteras pesadas causa lesiones Mito: La computadora o el uso celular causa Síndrome del Túnel Carpiano Cierto: El hielo y el calor ayudan promover la circulación Cierto: El codo golfista puede ser… Read More »

MIAMI (CBS Miami) – The horn sounded off and marathoners hit the ground running. Rosanna Morales use to be one of them until a sudden injury stopped her in her tracks. “A couple of years ago I decided to kick it up from half marathons to full marathons, and I made it to my very… Read More »