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POA's Orthopaedic Surgery Center in New Jersey

Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery 
at POA's Own Surgery Center

The Princeton Orthopaedic Surgery Center is an advanced outpatient orthopedic surgical facility owned and designed by the surgeons of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates.

POA's Orthopaedic Surgery Center

The POA Surgery Center is a new three-room, standalone surgical facility at 862 Rt 518 in Skillman, NJ, owned and designed by the surgeons of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates. The center is dedicated entirely to musculoskeletal care, from your surgeon through the pre-operative and post-operative recovery nurses, with a hand-selected orthopedic team and no outside investors.

Our physicians spent years planning this facility with engineers and architects, guided by a single question: what is best for the orthopedic patient? Everything from the number of parking spaces to the placement of each door was planned to help you get home safely and return to your life.

Why A Private Surgical Center?

Hear how important the POA Surgical Center is, straight from the POA Team:

Benefits of Surgery at the POA Surgery Center

No Hospital Visit

Avoid the lines. Avoid admissions. Avoid the crowds. Avoid the hospital altogether. 

You Heal at Home

At POA's surgical center, you often get to recover in your own bed. Return back to your life faster than you realized.

A center just for orthopaedic care

Our surgical center is used for orthopaedic surgeries. Nothing else. That means a cleaner, less-stressful environment

Simpler and less-stressful care.

Parking is at the door. You are greeted by people who know who you are and why you are here, and the staff are in touch from the minute your procedure is scheduled.

A Team That Does Orthopaedics Every Day

Nurses, technicians, and surgeons alike are experts. We do this every day, and this is our home court.

Your Surgeon Makes the Decisions

Your surgeon does what's best for you. Decisions aren't made by  an administrator or a financial analyst. 

State-of-the-Art, Chosen by Surgeons

Our surgeons choose the operating rooms, equipment, and implants they would choose for their own families.

It Is Close to Home

You don't have to travel out-of-state for advanced orthopaedic surgical care.
Smiling female surgeon in blue scrubs and cap raises an overhead surgical light in an operating room, during a procedure.

A New Jersey Surgery Center Actually Run by Your Surgeons

The POA Surgery Center does one thing:  in-house orthopaedic surgical care. That means you'll get a very different experience than that being admitted to a hospital.  We are a community of extraordinary care. Everyone at the POA Surgical Center works with orthopedic patients every day, so we know what it's like to recover from orthopaedic surgery. We've done everything in our power to make that experience fast, comfortable and successful. 

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Common Surgical Center Questions

What is an outpatient orthopaedic surgery center?

An outpatient surgery center, also sometimes called an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), is a facility built for procedures that don't require a hospital admission. They can do a wide range of procedures, as well. So the benefits of not visiting a hospital are large. The POA Surgery Center is dedicated entirely to orthopaedic care and surgery.

It's a standalone, three-room surgical facility with its own operating rooms, its own recovery area and its own team, separate from any hospital. We're deeply proud to offer this to the communities we serve.

How is the POA Surgery Center different from having surgery at a hospital?

A hospital cares for every kind of patient. We do one thing: orthopaedic surgery. Everyone who works here is excellent at what they do and sees complex orthopaedic cases every day. The building was planned around the orthopaedic patient, down to where each door is placed. We consider ourselves a community of extraordinary care.

It's also smaller than a hospital, by design. In a large hospital with hundreds of employees, it's hard to get to know anyone. Here, your surgeon hand-selected the staff. The people caring for you know who you are. Our surgeons choose the equipment and implants themselves, and the standard is what we would want used for our own families.

What procedures are performed at the POA Surgery Center?

Our surgeons perform a wide range of orthopaedic procedures at the POA Surgery Center. While it is not possible to list all of the procedures, there are examples in the list above. If you have questions about a particular procedure, please call to speak to your surgical team about the options they offer.

Not every procedure is right for an outpatient setting. And we know not all patients will be comfortable with it. Your surgeon will talk with you about whether the POA Surgery Center is a good fit for you and your situation.

Is surgery at an outpatient surgery center safe?

The POA Surgery Center was designed, built and staffed by the surgeons who operate in it. We designed it around what is best for our patients and what allows us to do our best work. This is our 'Home Court' and it's for orthopaedic surgery only. Surgical centers are often considered more safe than a hospital because there are drastically fewer people being seen: so there's less chance for infections or sickness exposure. Plus, it's a much more focused environment for the surgeons to work in.

Your surgeon will talk with you about whether the center is the right setting for your procedure and your health. If you have questions about your own situation, ask us before your surgery date.

Who owns the POA Surgery Center, and why does that matter?

Princeton Orthopaedic Associates owns it. There is no outside investor, no hospital system and no management company. Our surgeons planned it, paid for it and run it.

That matters because the person making decisions about your care is your surgeon, not an administrator or a financial analyst. As our surgeons put it, we're not only at the table making the decisions, we're the only people at the table. They also point to studies showing that patient satisfaction is highest at surgical centers run by physicians.

Where is the POA Surgery Center, and do I need to travel to New York or Philadelphia?

The POA Surgery Center is at 862 Rt 518, Skillman, NJ 08558, just north of Princeton, with on-site parking planned so there are enough spaces. Get directions.

You don't have to go to New York, and you don't have to go to Philadelphia. Our surgeons trained at some of the best residency and fellowship programs in the country, and we built this center so central New Jersey patients can have that level of orthopaedic care close to home.

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