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Share this on social media:      OrthoNOW®, a network of walk-in specialized urgent care centers focused on sports medicine and the treatment and prevention of orthopedic injuries recently announced the appointment of Thelma Cela as Director of Clinical Operations. In the newly created position, Ms. Cela will be responsible for all franchise clinical matters,… Read More »

As featured in: Share this on social media:      During a time when the U.S. health care industry is emerging from a period of reform to transformation an unlikely entrepreneurial duo, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Alejandro Badia and financial industry expert and Wharton alumni Justin Irizarry, saw an opportunity to disrupt the multi-billion-dollar orthopedic health… Read More »

OrthoNOW Orthopedic Urgent Care, a locally owned and operated urgent care center, hosted its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 11th at its new Savannah location. The OrthoNOW center is conveniently located at 11102 Abercorn Street, in front of Lowe’s. Members of the community were invited to tour the new state of… Read More »

Share this on social media:      The South Florida Business Journal has named Co-Founder and CFO Justin Irizarry as an honoree on their 2016 40 Under 40 list. This prestigious annual program receives hundreds of nominations each year and the publication selects only the best and brightest young professionals in South Florida who have… Read More »

OrthoNOW® achieves the triple aim: better care, better health, and lower costs What is emerging in health care bears little resemblance to its previous form. As traditional boundaries dissolve and new horizons open for all industry stakeholders, leaders are called to be masters of strategy. Few industries today offer more promise than health care. As… Read More »

Join us March 8th, 2016 Explore the latest developments in healthcare delivery!  Orthopedic Urgent Care is growing rapidly, and OrthoNOW is the world leader. See below for the event flyer. If experiencing any problems viewing the below, please click here.

Team of Volunteer Medical Staff to Host a Fully-Functioning On-Site Emergency Room at the International Event Miami, Florida, October 19th, 2015: OrthoNOW® Orthopedic Urgent Care Center is the official Medical Provider of City Bikes IRONMAN® 70.3 Miami race scheduled to kick off at 7:25 am on October 25th in Bayfront Park. With more than 67… Read More »

Healthcare and medical businesses are growing at close to a double-digit pace annually, reflecting those firms’ adaptability to the franchise business model. Overall, franchise and company units in the healthcare industry had a compound growth rate of 10 percent in 2013 from 2008, reports FRANdata, an Arlington, Virginia-based research and consulting firm. As of 2013,… Read More »

Another #AlligatorAttack in Florida left a woman without a limb. Between 1948 and November 2012, the@FloridaFishandWildlifeCommission recorded 348 alligator attacks on people. What to do when this occurs? @drbadia, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of @OrthoNOW, suggests: Control the bleeding by using a shirt or belt as a tourniquet. Place amputated limb in a moist towel or shirt and place it in… Read More »

It used to be that patients with acute orthopaedic injuries had to either seek treatment in a busy hospital emergency department (ED) or wait several days to get an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon. Today’s patients, however, demand quicker and easier access to specialized orthopaedic care. As a result, orthopaedic surgeons are increasingly turning to… Read More »