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Seaside Volunteers Earn $5,000
for Local Non-Profit
It's no secret that being on and around water can be therapeutic, and what better water to provide respite and relaxation that the gentle azure waves of the Gulf of Mexico?!

Several Seaside staffers donate their time to the Freedom Waters Foundation, whose mission is to enhance the lives of children, individuals with special needs, and veterans by providing therapeutic boat experiences. The group's programs include day boat outings, an adaptive sailing program and regatta, fishing excursions and fishing tournaments, and Veterans programs.

For Seaside's volunteer efforts with Freedom Waters, its corporate partner, United Surgical Partners International (USPI), awarded the Foundation $5,000 as part of USPI's 2022 Season of Gratitude program. USPI annually chooses 10 organizations supported by the community efforts of its affiliates and awards each non-profit $5,000.

"We are thrilled to have our efforts make a difference for the Freedom Waters Foundation!" said Seaside Administrator Cindy Schuetz, R.N. "And we appreciate USPI's Season of Gratitude initiative — it multiplies volunteer efforts nationwide."
Six Seaside Surgeons Named
"Top Docs"
Naples Illustrated Magazine has named six of Seaside's surgeon-partners as 2023 "Top Doctors" in its annual recognition program. The popular Naples lifestyle magazine commissioned Professional Research Services in 2018 to annually poll Lee and Collier County physicians for their top recommendations of their peers in several categories. Physicians receiving the most nominations by their peers in each specialty were accorded the honor of “Top Doctor.” Our doctors received the honor in the orthopedic surgery category. Following the voting, Professional Research Services vetted each winner to ascertain they were licensed and in good standing within the medical community. The magazine will publish the complete directory of Naples' "Top Doctors" in its April wellness issue. Congratulations to Dr. Paul Beebe, Dr. H. Kurtis Biggs, Dr. Chris Calcagni, Dr. Carmella Fernandez, Dr. Steven Goldberg, and Dr. Robert Zehr.
2022 Sees 37% Increase in
Joint Replacements at Seaside
Seaside Surgery Center saw its production numbers increase dramatically with the completion of 663 joint replacement surgeries in 2022. “We have seen healthy growth year-over-year, since opening in late 2015,” explains Seaside Administrator Cindy Schuetz, R.N., “with only a slight dip of .02% during 2020. Our case numbers for 2022 were 37% higher than 2021.”

January proved to be the busiest month for both total hip and total knee replacements; March was the busiest month for partial knee replacements. All of the total hip and total knee replacements were performed by Seaside's Co-Founders Dr. H. Kurtis Biggs and Dr. Robert Zehr. Visiting surgeons contributed 16 procedures to the partial knee replacement category.

Since opening, Seaside has completed over 1,800 outpatient joint replacement surgeries, 53% of which were total hip replacements; 38% total knee replacements; and 8% partial knee replacements. 

Other procedures conducted at Seaside include arthroscopies; treatment of fractures; bunionectomies, hammer toe correction and various other foot and ankle procedures; and multiple hand procedures such as carpel tunnel repair and trigger finger repair. A team of more than 15 highly experienced nurses and administration staff assists the center’s eight surgeon-partners and visiting surgeons.

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Great Expectations...
"Everything went as I expected. The whole staff and medical personnel were top notch."

- Wayne Crosby

"All of the nursing staff, etc. were extremely pleasant and I feel they went out of their way to accommodate me and explained what to expect."

-Dominick Tucci

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1879 Veterans Park Drive, Suite 1101,
Naples, FL 34109
239.592.4955