A new surgery center built specifically for orthopedic and pain-management patients has opened its doors in Alexandria, and it's already treating people. Mid State Surgical Center celebrated its grand opening on November 5 and has begun seeing patients, offering robotic-assisted knee surgery and computer-assisted hip surgery that organizers say bring advanced orthopedic technology close to home for patients across Central Louisiana.
A Facility Built Around Orthopedic Care
The grand opening was announced jointly by U.S. Orthopaedic Partners and Mid State Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, according to PR Newswire. The center is dedicated to orthopedic and pain-management care and features modern operating rooms, dedicated preoperative and recovery areas, and workflows tailored specifically to orthopedic procedures, the release states. It brings together physicians, nursing, anesthesia, and recovery teams under one roof, with capabilities including robotic-assisted knee surgery and computer-assisted hip surgery meant to support surgical planning and implant positioning.
Mid State Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center, writing on its own site, describes the Alexandria facility as designed specifically for orthopedic patients and says it will include a permanent MRI and X-ray along with advanced surgical technology, according to Mid State Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center. The center is built to support same-day joint replacement, an outpatient approach.
Free Education Before Surgery
Beyond the operating room, the center offers a free Joint Camp that provides education before surgery for joint replacement patients and their caregivers, per the same PR Newswire release. Jamie Rister, an orthopedic surgeon at Mid State and president of Mid State Surgical Center, said some of the capabilities introduced at the center are a first for the region, and that it provides advanced orthopedic technology close to home for patients in Central Louisiana.
USOP Co-CEO Allen Anderson framed the opening as the culmination of years of planning by the local team. “Seeing their vision become a place where patients are now receiving care is a great moment for Mid State and for USOP,” Anderson said, according to the announcement. The center celebrated its grand opening on November 5, 2026.
Part of a Broader Southeast Expansion
USOP describes itself as a physician-led orthopedic management services organization supporting a network of 10 practices across the Southeast, and says it has partnered with physicians and local practice leaders to strengthen operations and expand access to orthopedic care. Co-CEO Graham Young said the company's strategy links established local practices with resources meant to expand care delivery and access to high-quality, cost-effective surgery.
The Alexandria opening follows other recent moves in USOP's network. The company's release points to the October 22 groundbreaking of Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons' new ambulatory surgery center in Montgomery, Alabama, which is planned to open in spring 2028. That groundbreaking, at Halcyon Pointe in East Montgomery, also marked 30 years in the River Region for the practice, according to WAKA 8, which reported the station's expectation that the Montgomery clinic would open in early 2028.
USOP also said SportsMED's surgery center in Huntsville, Alabama, is expected to break ground in the coming months, and that development is moving forward with Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham. The company says it is investing in facilities and operating expertise to create lasting value and expand surgery access, pairing new development with experienced ASC operating leadership as it works to expand outpatient orthopedic care across the Southeast.
