The Spine and Orthopaedic Medical Center is a specialty facility established to provide complete service to patients with neck, back, joint, muscle, tendon, and ligament injury and disease.

The center caters to the needs of patients with a high level of attention to detail, accurate documentation, expeditious evaluation, convenient diagnostic testing, and appropriate medically necessary treatment.
 

 

  Our facility features state-of-the-art x-ray equipment, computerized axial tomography (CT Scan), fluoroscopy motion study machine, bone mineral densitometer, medical supplies, durable medical equipment, medicines, and physical therapy. These integrated entities facilitate early diagnosis, prognosis, and management of spine and orthopaedic conditions.

 


The center is highly service oriented to accommodate patient's needs ranging from evaluation and management of sprains and strains, accurate pertinent medical-legal evaluations, and surgical consultation.

The center is directed by a board-certified spine and orthopaedic surgeon and managed with orthopedic surgeons specializing in occupational, environmental injuries, and sports related injuries. Additional professional personnel on staff are licensed nurse practitioners, certified physician's assistants, physical therapists and Spanish translators.


By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety, Spine & Orthopaedic Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the predominant standards setting and accrediting body in health care. Since 1975, the Joint Commission has developed state-of-the-art standards for outpatient office-based surgery organizations.
The Spine and Orthopaedic Medical Center initially received Office-Based Surgery accreditation from The Joint Commission in December 2002, and has been recertified every three years through an unannounced survey process. The facility is evaluated against a set national standards by a Joint Commission surveyor experienced in the delivery of Office-Based Surgery services. Achieving accreditation demonstrates The Spine and Orthopaedic Medical Center's commitment to providing high quality, safe care to our patients.

Experts predict that the number of surgical procedures performed in physician offices and ambulatory surgery centers will surpass those performed in hospitals. As the nation's leading evaluator of patient safety and health care quality in organizations, The Joint Commission has more than 50 years experience in promoting patient safety and high quality care for individuals seeking care in health care organizations. The Joint Commission introduced office-based surgery standards in 2001 to provide oversight for small practices performing invasive procedures. For additional information about The Joint Commission, please call 630-792-3007.


 
Spine & Orthopaedic Medical Center is open Monday-Friday (except holidays) from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please email us at appointments@spineortho.com with your name and telephone number, or call us at (559) 449-7645. We look forward to hearing from you!

For scheduled appointments, the registration form may be printed and completed at your convenience and is available for download here.  To download the latest version of Adobe PDF Reader, please click here.  If you are unable to download the form, please call us at  (559) 449-7645.

Referring physician offices may download our intake form here.  Please fax the completed form to us at (559) 449-7494, and the new patient coordinator will contact you to schedule an appointment.

 

  

NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
Medical doctors are licensed and regulated by the Medical Board of California
(800) 633-2322
www.mbc.ca.gov
P. James Nugent, M.D.
Richard H. Blanks, M.D.
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeons

 
 
  Spine & Orthopaedic Medical Center, Physicians & Surgeons - Orthopedic Surgery, Fresno, CA