Since the beginning of the year, Becker's Spine Review has reported on 18 hospitals expanding spine programs:
The Latest
Stryker has priced an offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its notes due 2023, according to a Nov. 18 press release.
Stephen Banco, MD, is a spine surgeon at Wyomissing, Pa.-based Keystone Spine & Pain Management Center.
Mercy Health-Springfield (Ohio) Regional Medical Center plans to hire specialized orthopedic surgeons after a $1 million investment in its orthopedic and sports medicine program, Dayton Business Journal reports.
Fargo, N.D.-based Northern Neurosurgery & Spine is set to lease space in a $16 million medical facility with a surgery center in Duluth, Minn., according to the Duluth News Tribune.
Spine surgeons in Italy removed a spinal tumor during a four-hour procedure while a grand piano was played to provide a therapeutic effect for the 10-year-old patient, according to Italian magazine Wanted in Rome.
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford has added Rob Hruska, MD, to its surgical team.
From new regulations for commercial payers to limiting reimbursement cuts, four spine surgeons share their post-election hopes.
From the new medical director of a combined six-practice group to a number of high-profile athletes who have had surgeries, here are the latest orthopedic specialists making the news:
Twin Cities Orthopedics, a 144-physician group based in Golden Valley, Minn., named Aaron Johnson CEO in October, succeeding Troy Simonson in the role.