Back to the front lines: 3 months in, providers welcome patients and PPE, worry about the future

Orthopedic Physician Dr. Badia was featured on PartBNews about reopening to patients

Total volume is still a little off for Alejandro Badia, M.D., a hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon at Badia Hand to Shoulder Center in Doral, Fla., and founder of OrthoNOW, a network of immediate orthopedic care centers. “I did four surgeries yesterday, but as of Friday I had seven or eight scheduled and three or four of them have cancelled,” he says. “I think it’s mostly either out of fear or economics. For one thing we’re out of network which is a challenge with the economy the way it is.”

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By Roy Edroso, Jun 1, 2020

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