Several significant orthopedic developments have taken place in Florida over the past year as the state is projected to become the biggest battleground for orthopedics in the U.S.
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Summit Orthopedics, a 50-surgeon practice in Woodbury, Minn., plans to develop a 25,000-square-foot clinic in Lakeville, Minn., local news publication Sun Thisweek reports.
Gentem Health Inc., a Silicon Valley-startup focused on helping private practices thrive financially, has raised a $10 million Series A financing round, bringing total investment to $13.7 million.
Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health terminated the contract of an orthopedic surgeon who practiced in Transylvania County for 17 years, according to a report in The Transylvania Times.
Zimmer Biomet announced plans to spin off its spine and dental units on Feb. 5 to focus more on its orthopedic and sports medicine units.
Dalton, Ga.-based Hamilton Medical Center started using Stryker's Mako robot, according to a Feb. 8 announcement.
Many hospital expansion plans were pushed back due to economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but work has resumed on several projects centering on spine care.
The University of Rochester (N.Y.) appointed eleven faculty members to named professorships, including pediatric orthopedic surgeon Christopher Cook, MD.
Sports medicine specialist Kyle Hammond, MD, on Feb. 8 will perform arthroscopic surgery on the right knee of Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter, NBA reports.
Aventura (Fla.) Hospital and Medical Center has opened a 90,000-square foot tower that houses its Orthopedic & Spine Institute, Miami's Community Newspapers reported Feb. 8.