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Share this on social media:      In an ongoing commitment to providing both outstanding franchisee and patient experiences, OrthoNOW, the nation’s only orthopedic urgent care franchise, has launched a new and improved version of their mobile app. In addition to its revolutionary feature called On My Way NOW™, the app includes a variety of… Read More »

As featured on FHIcommunications: Share this on social media:      A recent study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine says medical errors should rank as the third leading cause of death in the United States. The Hopkins study, based on an analysis of prior studies, estimates that more than 250,000 Americans die each year… Read More »

Share this on social media:      Accidents and injuries do not occur by appointment so patients rely on urgent care treatments daily. For facilities providing urgent health care there are inner workings behind the scenes that few understand. Urgent care facilities, especially those who are being franchised, need highly trained professionals who are experts… Read More »

Share this on social media:      Like myself, many people find that they thrive when working in an environment that offers unique challenges, opportunities to flex their entrepreneurism muscles and employing processes that disrupt traditional delivery methods in order to bring products/services to market. For over two decades I have worked in the franchise… Read More »

Share this on social media:      I was recently awarded the South Florida Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award given to those professionals who have made a significant impact to the healthcare industry and their communities. The day before the award, I was presenting a workshop at the prestigious FIME Show, the largest medical trade fair in the Western… Read More »

As featured in: Share this on social media:      Dr. Alejandro Badia started an orthopedic urgent-care center out of frustration. “Every patient that came to see me had already been somewhere, and that somewhere didn’t do much for them,” he said. “I said to myself, ‘Why can’t somebody reach me more directly?’” Badia, who’s based in… Read More »

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 »