Q&A: Doing Right by the Community

Q&A

Doing Right by the Community

An Illinois ASC helps patients in need access care

INTERVIEWED BY SAHELY MUKERJI | JUNE-JULY 2023

Melanie Russell, RN

Melanie Russell, RN

The Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center in Metropolis, Illinois, helps its community by never sending a child who needs surgery back home without that surgery if the ASC can safely provide it. This is irrespective of the child’s insurance status. Melanie Russell, RN, the administrator of the ASC, is a pivotal part of this effort.

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