News & Events

Team of Volunteer Medical Staff to Host a Fully-Functioning On-Site Emergency Room at the International Event Miami, Florida, October 19th, 2015: OrthoNOW® Orthopedic Urgent Care Center is the official Medical Provider of City Bikes IRONMAN® 70.3 Miami race scheduled to kick off at 7:25 am on October 25th in Bayfront Park. With more than 67… Read More »

Healthcare and medical businesses are growing at close to a double-digit pace annually, reflecting those firms’ adaptability to the franchise business model. Overall, franchise and company units in the healthcare industry had a compound growth rate of 10 percent in 2013 from 2008, reports FRANdata, an Arlington, Virginia-based research and consulting firm. As of 2013,… Read More »

Another #AlligatorAttack in Florida left a woman without a limb. Between 1948 and November 2012, the@FloridaFishandWildlifeCommission recorded 348 alligator attacks on people. What to do when this occurs? @drbadia, CEO and Chief Medical Officer of @OrthoNOW, suggests: Control the bleeding by using a shirt or belt as a tourniquet. Place amputated limb in a moist towel or shirt and place it in… Read More »

It used to be that patients with acute orthopaedic injuries had to either seek treatment in a busy hospital emergency department (ED) or wait several days to get an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon. Today’s patients, however, demand quicker and easier access to specialized orthopaedic care. As a result, orthopaedic surgeons are increasingly turning to… Read More »

Dr. Alejandro Badia, CEO and Medical Director of OrthoNOW® Doral, was featured on Telemundo to discuss the hand injury that Enrique Iglesias sustained during his concert in Mexico. During the show, Enrique sliced his finger on stage while trying to grab a drone. To learn more about these kinds of hand injuries and treatment methods,… Read More »

“In Touch with Today’s Work Comp Professionals” hosted its Excellence Awards Gala and recognized Dr. Alejandro Badia, world renowned Orthopedic Surgeon and Founder of Badia Hand to Shoulder, OrthoNOW® and co-founder of the M.A.R.C. center, with its prestigious In Touch Legacy Award. The event took place on May 1st at Pembroke Pines. The Legacy Award celebrates… Read More »

Dr. Alejandro Badia, right, and a staffer at OrthoNow, offering orthopedic urgent care. With demand for services up and job satisfaction for providers down, medical franchises are taking off. But beware, one expert says, because ‘franchising in healthcare is not for sissies.’ Walk-in patients with ankle sprains, wrist fractures, concussions and other injuries will soon… Read More »

Download PDF »