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Ashland (Ore.) Orthopedics is set to close as Asante Ashland Community Hospital transitions to a satellite campus next year, Ashland.news reported Dec. 19. Asante gave 90-day notices to orthopedic staff on Dec. 4, and closure is expected by March 4.…

Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, has spent decades inside operating rooms, lecture halls and executive meetings. As 2026 approaches, his focus is shifting toward who will shape what orthopedics becomes. As professor and chair of orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University…

The orthopedic industry has been improved with the introduction of surgical robots, but they still have a ways to go, according to two surgeons.  While robots can be helpful for surgeons, they can also cause some inefficiencies in procedures that…

Two legal cases involving spine patients and physicians came to a close in the past week: 1. Three physicians were cleared in a spine patient’s $3 million lawsuit that alleged his diagnosis was delayed. A jury ruled that emergency medicine…

Ramin Rak, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon was elected chief of neurosurgery at Smithtown, N.Y.-based St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, effective Jan. 1. The hospital is an affiliate of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Dr. Rak is a neurosurgeon…

Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance in Nashville and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee launched a bundled payment program with Ascension Saint Thomas for joint replacement, according to a Dec. 19 news release. The bundled payments coordinate care and streamlines claims and pricing for…