Noblesville-based Indiana Orthopedic Institute has completed its first joint replacement surgery in its newly opened flagship facility. The new facility secured Medicare enrollment just one week earlier, according to a June 24 LinkedIn post. The inaugural case was a total…
Author: Claire Wallace
Courtney Vandersloot, guard for the Chicago Sky, has undergone surgery for a torn right anterior cruciate ligament, according to a June 24 report from Athlon Sports. Brian Cole, MD, a sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon at Rush, performed the…
Des Moines-based Iowa Ortho plans to open a new medical facility in Waukee, Iowa, according to a June 25 report from Business Record. The planned 15,843-square-foot facility, which has been approved by the city council and planning commission, is expected…
An Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute orthopedic surgeon has become the first on the West Coast to perform a total hip arthroplasty using Corin’s ApolloHipX on the West Coast. Travis Scudday, MD, has debuted the device, which allows surgeons to…
Ishpeming, Mich.-based UP Health System-Bell has become the first system in the region to add the Persona IQ smart knee implant, according to a June 24 report from The Mining Journal. The smart implant uses data collection built into the…
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Indiana Pacers two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton underwent surgery to repair his right Achilles tendon at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery, according to a June 24 report from the NBA. Mr. Haliburton tore the tendon during game 7 of…
Dante Implicito, MD, has been named the inaugural Dr. Michael A. Kelly Endowed Chair in Orthopedics at Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center. The endowed chair was established by the wife and children of late orthopedic surgeon Michael Kelly,…
McLaren Health Care plans to build a $53.6 million ambulatory care and orthopedic center in Bay City, Mich., according to a June 20 report from MLive. The two-story, 50,000-square-foot facility will welcome its first patients in the summer of 2026,…
While wrong-site spinal surgeries are rare, the ramifications of a mistake can be devastating for patients, providers and health systems. Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is taking systemwide action to minimize these risks, by developing an “ironclad” process to make sure…
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital had added two new providers for its spine and orthopedic programs. Orthopedic sports medicine surgeon Nimit Lad, MD, has joined the Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute—Sports Medicine in Snellville, Ga. Dr. Lad specializes in treating sports-related injuries, according…