Author: Claire Wallace

Ozempic has been lauded for its ability to treat a number of chronic conditions on top of obesity, including orthopedic pain. 

UC Los Angeles has paid $55 million for a 170,000-square-foot office facility that it plans to redevelop into the UCLA Health Sports Medicine Institute, according to a Nov. 1 report from the Commercial Observer.

John Kunkel, DO, who treats patients at UPMC Williamsport (Pa.) is going to begin seeing patients at UPMC Orthopaedic Care in Wellsboro, Pa., according to a Nov. 4 report from NorthCentralPA.com.

The Steamboat Springs, Colo.-based Steamboat Orthopaedic and Spine Institute has opened a new clinic in Fraser, Colo., according to a Nov. 4 report from Sky-Hi News.

Providence, R.I.-based Miriam Hospital's spine center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval, according to a Nov. 3 report from Providence Business News.

On Nov. 1, CMS finalized the 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule, finalizing a 2.83% physician pay cut. 

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has opened a sports medicine practice in Centreville, Va., at its existing outpatient imaging center, according to an Oct. 30 report from the Washington Business Journal.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Andrews Sports Medicine is planning to redevelop a portion of a vacant shopping center into a 135,000-square-foot facility, according to a Nov. 1 report from Bham Now. 

Gastonia, N.C.-based Carolina Sports Medicine Center, in partnership with Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, has broken ground on a 71,000-square-foot sports medicine facility in Charlotte, N.C., according to an Oct. 30 report from the Charlotte Business Journal.

Houston-based Baylor Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has opened a new location.