Here are seven health systems expanding with new spine and orthopedic facilities. By Alan Condon - 9/19/19

Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital is opening a $14.8 million facility, the Cynthia Parker Matthews Building, in Boston Heights, Ohio, reports Cleveland. By Alan Condon - 9/19/19

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center broke ground last week on a $714 project that will establish a 50-bed orthopedic center, reports Connect New York. By Alan Condon - 9/18/19

Elmwood, La.-based Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine opened its doors Sept. 24, reports New Orleans City Business. By Alan Condon - 9/18/19

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health opened a new orthopedic urgent care center in Duluth on Sept. 3, reports Duluth News Tribune. By Alan Condon - 9/17/19

Here are eight hospitals expanding spine and neurosurgery programs. By Alan Condon - 9/17/19

WVU Medicine unveiled a $13.8 million outpatient clinic in Waynesburg, Pa., Sept. 13, WVNews reports. By Eric Oliver - 9/16/19

Sarasota (Fla.) Orthopedic Associates will now be known as 360 Orthopedics, Business Observer reports. By Eric Oliver - 9/13/19

The American College of Surgeons certified Orange Regional Medical Center in Orange County, N.Y., as a Level II adult trauma center, reports Mid Hudson News. By Alan Condon - 9/13/19

Freehold, N.J.-based Landa Spine & Orthopedic Center added extreme lateral interbody fusion to its list of spine procedures, reports Digital Journal. By Alan Condon - 9/13/19

Advanced Spine and Pain and Coffey Family Medical closed in August, after the government made fraud allegations against the clinics' owner, The Tennessean reports. By Eric Oliver - 9/12/19

Durango, Colo.-based San Juan Health Partners Specialty Services added neurosurgery services to its clinic in Durango. By Alan Condon - 9/12/19

Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network forked out $2.5 million for a property in Springfield, Ohio, last month, reports Springfield News-Sun. By Alan Condon - 9/10/19

Great Points Partners' portfolio company Spine & Sports Physical Therapy acquired El Centro, Calif.-based Wisdom Physical Therapy. By Eric Oliver - 9/10/19

Fresno, Calif.-based Sierra Pacific Orthopedics opened an orthopedic urgent care clinic. By Angie Stewart - 9/10/19

Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents announced its offer to purchase 10 acres along the Mississippi River that includes Shriners Hospitals for Children in Minneapolis has been accepted, reports Duluth News Tribune. By Alan Condon - 9/9/19

Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., invested $2 million in a 3 Tesla MRI system for the spine, brain and prostate, reports Times Union. By Alan Condon - 9/6/19

Farmington-based UConn Health launched a seven-year residency in neurological surgery with Hartford (Conn.) Hospital and Connecticut's Children's Medical Center, also in Hartford, reports UConn Today. By Alan Condon - 9/5/19

Las Cruces-based Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico attained The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for spinal cord injury certification, reports Las Cruces Sun News. By Alan Condon - 9/4/19

Amita Health St. Mary's Hospital Kankakee, Ill., initiated a teleneurology program for speedy care in the event of a head injury, stroke or other neurological issues, reports Daily Journal. By Alan Condon - 9/3/19