Clinical Component

Navigating the Clinical Component

The expert orthopedic surgeons at Covenant Center for Advanced Orthopedics are committed to improving your health, mobility, and quality of life. With years of experience, the team is able to treat every joint in the body and can diagnose and care for a broad array of musculoskeletal conditions and injuries.  

The team of orthopedic surgeons employs the latest surgical techniques to enhance your outcome, with spectacular attention to detail. They explore all treatment options, including non-surgical methods, to determine the treatment path that best works for the patient. Their top priority is to help patients get back to enjoying life.   

The Covenant Center for Advanced Orthopedics team specializes in:

  • Sports injuries 
  • Shoulder replacements 
  • Advanced shoulder surgery 
  • Nonunion fractures 
  • Joint pain 
  • Hip and knee revisions 
  • Total hip and knee replacements 
  • Acetabulum (hip socket) and pelvic fractures 
  • Fractures 
  • Complex joint fractures 
  • Foot and Ankle  

Work Schedule:

  • Clinic Days: 2-3 days in the clinic.  
  • OR Days: 2-3 days in the OR.

Call Schedule:

Call is currently 1:9 which equates to about 4 calls per month.  

Clinical Component  

Location:
Primary Office: Mackinaw campus Covenant Hospital Campus, with clinic space at their Cooper and Gratiot location. There will also be occasional responsibilities at satellite clinics in the Thumb region to support local patient care needs. 

Current Practice Dynamics:
Each physician is supported by two dedicated medical assistants and clinic RNs, with additional coverage provided by APP’s. Orthopedic Surgeons will have the ability to focus on 80-90% of their specialty, general orthopedics mostly done during call.  

Technology and Support:
Utilization of EPIC EMR system facilitates seamless patient care coordination across the clinic and affiliated hospital facilities. They also have a Macko robot and two Da Vinci XI robots.  

Volume:

  • Physicians are producing Between 12,000 - 17,500 RVU’s  
  • Clinic volume: 30-35 patients per day. The physician focuses on new patients and the APP’s assist with follow-up patients.  

Clinic Details:

  • Clinic #1 - 900 Cooper, Suite 3100, Saginaw, MI 48602 
  • 20 Rooms total with 3-6 per provider.  
  • Clinic #2 - 5483 Gratiot, Saginaw, MI 48638 
  • Providers will have their own office. 
  • Each physician will have 2 medical assistants, and an APP once fully ramped up. Physicians producing high volume may receive two APP’s.  
  • Every physician has a scribe, or they can choose to use Dragon Speak for dictation.  
  • Desktop in each room. 
  • EMR – Epic EMR allows you to access everything via an app including PACS.  
  • Large Physical Therapy on the hospital campus, partnership with Mary Freeman.  
  • Operating Rooms: 
    Hospital has 9 OR’s – All OR’s were updated in 2022. 
    Surgery Center has 3 OR’s  

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