Southeast Orthopedic Specialists

What Southeast Orthopedic Specialists does

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists (SOS), founded in 2001 in Jacksonville, Florida, is a comprehensive musculoskeletal (MSK) care provider operating as a strategic operating subsidiary of Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo). Following the 2021 merger with Orthopaedic Associates of St. Augustine, SOS became the largest integrated MSK care network in Northeast Florida, with 100+ providers across 8+ clinic locations spanning Duval, St. Johns, Flagler, Clay, and Putnam counties and adjacent Southeast Georgia. The practice is led by CEO Donnie Romine (who also serves as President of HOPCo Southeast Specialty Care Network) and President Dr. Brett C. Puckett.

The practice offers a full spectrum of in-house orthopedic services including joint replacement (with robotic-assisted surgery and 3D pre-operative mapping), minimally invasive and outpatient spine surgery (LLIF, TLIF, ALIF, ACDF, cervical disc replacement, kyphoplasty), sports medicine, hand/wrist/elbow surgery, foot and ankle surgery, podiatry, pain management (image-guided injections, nerve blocks), physical therapy, chiropractic medicine, regenerative medicine (PRP orthobiologics), and workers' compensation care. SOS Direct provides walk-in urgent orthopedic access with on-site X-ray, imaging, bracing, casting, and therapy. Diagnostic capabilities include advanced imaging and MRI within the St. Augustine facility (opened January 2025), and surgical care is delivered at physician-owned ambulatory surgery centers including the new St. Augustine Ambulatory Surgery Center (STAASC, opened March 2026) with four operating rooms. Technology integrations include Athenahealth's patient portal.

SOS generates revenue through a mix of fee-for-service clinical care reimbursed by commercial insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, workers' compensation, and self-pay patients, augmented by value-based care arrangements (bundled payments, chronic episode-of-care programs, population health contracts, and risk-based agreements) accessed through the HOPCo Southeast Specialty Care Network. The practice's go-to-market combines direct patient scheduling across multiple regional locations, walk-in SOS Direct urgent care, and a multi-channel marketing program spanning its website, social media, educational content/SEO, and community/sports medicine partnerships (UNF Athletics, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jacksonville Sharks, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Davis Cup/Fed Cup tennis events). Patient segments span the general orthopedic population, athletes, spine care patients, and workers' compensation cases.

Name

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists

Legal name

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists, LLC

Website

https://se-ortho.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists is a Jacksonville, Florida-based orthopedic and spine care practice and HOPCo subsidiary operating 8+ clinics across Northeast Florida with 100+ providers. It delivers comprehensive musculoskeletal services including robotic-assisted joint replacement, minimally invasive spine surgery, sports medicine, and walk-in urgent orthopedic care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Healthcare Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111), Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (621493), Offices of Podiatrists (621391), Offices of Other Health Practitioners (6213)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

General Orthopedics (HLAKALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spine (Orthopedic Spine) (HLAKALAE), Orthopedic & Spine Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAG), Orthopedic & Spine Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAB), Foot & Ankle (HLAKALAG), Orthopedic Surgery (Operative Orthopedics) (HLAKALAC), Podiatry & Foot/Ankle Surgery Centers (HLAFAIAL)

Keywords

• Orthopedic medical services
• Musculoskeletal care
• Spine surgery
• Sports medicine
• Joint replacement

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Clinical Care Services: Southeast Orthopedic Specialists generates revenue through providing direct patient healthcare services across multiple specialties including orthopedic surgery, spine care, sports medicine, joint replacement, pain management, physical therapy, chiropractic care, podiatry, and podiatric surgery. Revenue is derived from fee-for-service reimbursement from insurance payors, Medicare/Medicaid, workers' compensation, and self-pay patients, as well as value-based care contracts facilitated through HOPCo.
2. HOPCo Value-Based Care Platform Revenue: Through the HOPCo Southeast Specialty Care Network partnership, SOS participates in bundled payments, chronic episodes of care initiatives, population health programs, and advanced risk-based arrangements, creating capitated and outcomes-based revenue streams in addition to traditional fee-for-service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists is a privately held multi-specialty orthopedic and spine medical practice that delivers comprehensive musculoskeletal care across Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. It offers in-house orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, spine care, sports medicine, pain management, physical therapy, chiropractic care, podiatry, regenerative medicine, urgent orthopedic walk-in care, and accident/workers' compensation injury care.

Product overview

Southeast Orthopedic Specialists is a comprehensive orthopedic and spine care provider offering a full spectrum of musculoskeletal services through multiple locations in Northeast Florida. The organization operates as a multi-service healthcare platform providing in-house orthopedic surgery, spine care, joint replacement, sports medicine, physical therapy, pain management, chiropractic medicine, podiatry, and regenerative medicine. Key facilities include state-of-the-art clinics, an advanced imaging center, and an ambulatory surgery center (STAASC). The practice also operates SOS Direct urgent orthopedic walk-in clinics. Services are delivered through board-certified, fellowship-trained physicians utilizing advanced technologies including robotic-assisted joint replacement and minimally invasive surgical techniques.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Orthopedic Surgery Comprehensive surgical procedures including joint replacement, spine surgery, hand/wrist/elbow surgery, foot and ankle surgery, and sports medicine procedures performed by fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons for patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
• Spine Care Non-operative and surgical spine care including interventional spine procedures, minimally invasive surgery, and treatments for scoliosis, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and degenerative conditions.
• Joint Replacement Hip and knee replacement procedures including robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery using advanced imaging and 3D mapping for personalized implant placement with sub-millimeter accuracy.
• Sports Medicine Sports medicine services including treatment of sports injuries, arthroscopy, concussion care, and athletic injury prevention and rehabilitation for professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes.
• Physical Therapy In-house physical therapy services for rehabilitation, mobility restoration, and recovery from orthopedic injuries and surgeries.
• Pain Management Interventional pain management treatments including image-guided injections, nerve blocks, and comprehensive pain management plans for chronic musculoskeletal pain.
• Chiropractic Medicine

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship/core.

• St. Augustine Ambulatory Surgery Center (STAASC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026The St. Augustine Ambulatory Surgery Center (STAASC) is a newly opened outpatient surgical facility (March 2026) that is part of the 37,000 sq ft St. Augustine facility. Many SOS physicians have ownership interests in STAASC, CenterONE Surgery Center, First Coast Surgery Center, and SurgCenter of Greater Jacksonville.
• Orthopaedic Associates of St. Augustine (OASA)flagship/coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2021Orthopaedic Associates of St. Augustine (OASA) partnered with Southeast Orthopedic Specialists and HOPCo in October 2021, creating the largest integrated musculoskeletal care network in Northeast Florida with 100+ providers. OASA joined the HOPCo integrated care network and transitioned to the Southeast Orthopedic Specialists brand as of April 2022. The combined entity serves Duval, St. Johns, Flagler, and Putnam counties.
• University of North Florida (UNF) AthleticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020A five-year joint venture partnership (initiated November 1, 2020) between UNF Athletics, Southeast Orthopedic Specialists, Brooks Rehabilitation, and Ascension St. Vincent's. The agreement provides comprehensive sports medicine coverage for UNF Osprey student-athletes including preseason, in-season, and postseason medical care, injury evaluations, corrective surgeries, rehabilitation, nutrition, and mental health advisement, along with financial and marketing elements.
• Brooks RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Brooks Rehabilitation is a joint venture partner in the UNF Athletics medical coverage program alongside Southeast Orthopedic Specialists and Ascension St. Vincent's. Brooks provides sports therapy and rehabilitation services for UNF student-athletes as part of the integrated sports medicine coverage agreement.
• Ascension St. Vincent'scoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2020Ascension St. Vincent's is a joint venture partner in the UNF Athletics medical coverage program alongside Southeast Orthopedic Specialists and Brooks Rehabilitation. Ascension provides clinical and network services as part of the comprehensive sports medicine program for UNF student-athletes.
• Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo)flagship/coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Southeast Orthopedic Specialists partnered with HOPCo (Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company) starting in 2019, forming the HOPCo Southeast Specialty Care Network, LLC — a clinically integrated musculoskeletal care management services organization. HOPCo provides quality outcomes tracking analytics, proprietary claims analytics, value-based care resources, IT platforms, and care management systems. SOS CEO Donnie Romine serves as President of the network. The partnership enables bundled payments, population health programs, and advanced risk-based arrangements across Florida.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Twin Cities Orthopedics: Large integrated orthopedic group in the Midwest with comprehensive subspecialty care, ASCs, imaging, and therapy services—paralleling SOS's vertically integrated model.
• OrthoFlorida: Large Florida-based multi-specialty orthopedic and spine practice with multiple locations and ASCs. Closest geographic and service-line peer to SOS, offering the same integrated MSK care model.
• Resurgens Orthopaedics: One of the largest orthopedic practices in the Southeast US with 100+ physicians across Georgia. Comparable in scale and integrated specialty mix including joint replacement, spine, sports medicine, and on-site imaging/PT.
• Rothman Orthopaedic Institute: National orthopedic specialty platform operating across multiple states with subspecialty physicians, ASCs, and value-based care programs. Closely comparable integrated MSK model at larger scale.
• The CORE Institute: Multi-state orthopedic and musculoskeletal specialty practice offering joint replacement, spine, sports medicine, and pain management with research and outcome-tracking capabilities similar to SOS/HOPCo.

Others

• Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo): National MSK value-based care platform and SOS's parent organization. While not a direct competitor, HOPCo's other partnered orthopedic practices serve as comparable platform models within the same integrated care ecosystem.

Regional players

• Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic: Florida-based multi-specialty orthopedic group with imaging, PT, and surgical services. Comparable integrated orthopedic delivery model serving a different Florida market.
• Hughston Clinic: Orthopedic specialty group based in the Southeast US with strong sports medicine and trauma heritage. Comparable subspecialty orthopedic services but does not directly compete in the Jacksonville market.
• OrthoVirginia: Large regional orthopedic practice in Virginia with subspecialty physicians, ASCs, PT, and urgent orthopedic care. Comparable multi-site integrated orthopedic model in a different geography.

Emerging players

• Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center: Specialty sports medicine and orthopedic practice in the Southeast with strong sports partnership profile and orthopedic surgery services, overlapping with SOS's sports medicine and joint replacement offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/southeastorthos
• Facebookfacebook.com/seorthospecialists
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2687969
• Instagraminstagram.com/southeastorthospecialists/?hl=en

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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