Lamar, Colo.-based Prowers Medical Center will welcome an orthopedic surgeon in February, according to The Prowers Journal. By Jackie Drees - 1/18/19

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation awarded $1 million to Santa Monica, Calif.-based Providence Saint John's Health Center to build a center for robotic joint replacement, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. By Jackie Drees - 1/18/19

A study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examined the effects automated text messaging systems had during the recovery process in patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/18/19

Georgetown, Texas-based Bergeson Spine Clinic newly affiliated with Seton Healthcare Family in Austin, Texas, according to the Community Impact Newspaper. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/18/19

The State of Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Barrington (Ill.) Pain and Spine Institute's certificate of need application to add orthopedic and podiatric surgery services. By Shayna Korol - 1/17/19

Although there has been an uptick in the number of physician assistants in the U.S., hospitals and surgery centers in Illinois are struggling to hire healthcare professionals due to slow licensing approval processing, according to NBC Chicago. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/17/19

Surgeons at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia examined the rate of opioid prescriptions in pediatric patients undergoing orthopedic procedures. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/17/19

After finalizing its acquisition of Virginia Beach-based Virginia Institute for Sports Medicine Jan. 1, Richmond-based OrthoVirginia set its sights on future growth, according to a Richmond Business Sense report. By Laura Dyrda - 1/17/19

Alejandro Badia, MD, is a hand and upper extremity orthopedic surgeon and founder of Miami-based OrthoNOW and Doral, Fla.-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center. By Shayna Korol - 1/16/19

Tulsa (Okla.) Bone and Joint Associates broke ground on its Union Pines Surgery Center and campus expansion in Tulsa. By Shayna Korol - 1/16/19

Philadelphia-based Premier Orthopaedics selected Allscripts as its health IT provider. By Shayna Korol - 1/16/19

Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health's Orthopedic Spine Center will open a new office in Centerville, Ohio, according to Dayton Business Journal. By Jackie Drees - 1/16/19

Linton, Ind.-based Greene County General Hospital will open a new orthopedic and sports medicine clinic as well as a service line named TeamOrtho. By Jackie Drees - 1/16/19

Tyler, Texas-based Azalea Orthopedics unveiled its newest clinic in Nacogdoches, Texas, according to East Texas Matters. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/16/19

Mountain View, Calif.-based Allied Pain & Spine Institute is slated to open a new office in Mountain View. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/16/19

Princeton (N.J.) Orthopaedic Associates opened its sixth location. By Laura Dyrda - 1/15/19

TriStar Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center earned the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for total hip and total knee replacement certification, according to the Tennessean. By Shayna Korol - 1/15/19

The Pennsylvania Department of Health certified Elite Surgery Center in Uniontown, Pa., to perform outpatient knee replacement surgeries, according to the Herald-Standard. By Shayna Korol - 1/15/19

Anthem will need to come up with a new way to notify patients of a class action settlement over spinal surgeries, according to Bloomberg Law. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/15/19

The Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System in Dallas recently acquired a 4K, 3D video microscope, making it one of the only VA's in the country to use the technology, according to WFAA. By Mackenzie Garrity - 1/15/19