Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., is set to undergo a $5.3 million renovation that will expand orthopedic care with a 17-bed sub-acute care unit, reports the Journal Standard.
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Cody Barnhart was appointed CEO of SpineOne Spine and Sport Medical Center in Denver on March 5, reports the Centennial Citizen.
Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph (Mo.) recently surpassed 100 robotic surgeries with the Medtronic's Mazor X, reports News Press Now.
A royalties dispute between Medtronic and Carmel-based Indiana Spine Group founder Rick Sasso, MD, was returned to a state court March 4, The Indiana Lawyer reports.
Frank Phillips, MD, became the president of the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery at the organization's annual meeting on Feb. 26 to 28 in Puerto Rico.
Pain Relief Centers in Orlando, Fla., as part of Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America, is now providing orthopedic care with Keith Girton, MD.
Daniel Park, MD, director of minimally invasive orthopedic spine surgery at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (Mich.), has been using a new technique in his practice called biportal endoscopic spine surgery.