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Physician gets 60 months in prison for prescribing 23,000 opioid pills unlawfully: 4 things to know
Alex Kafi, MD, a West Bloomfield, Mich.-based physician was sentenced to 60 months in prison after pleading guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone pills, according to the Department of Justice. - 6/21/19 -
AAOS opposes US Senate's surprise medical bill proposal
Kristy Weber, MD, president of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, provided an opposition statement to the surprise medical bill proposal of the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. - 6/20/19 -
NY hospital receives national distinction for joint surgery
The Joint Center at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, N.Y., received certification by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program for its joint replacement surgery program, reports WCAX. - 6/20/19
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Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital welcomes new CEO — 4 things to know
Matt Wain was named CEO for Tucker, Ga.-based Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital. - 6/20/19 -
Cleveland Clinic completes its 1st in-utero spina bifida surgery
The Cleveland Clinic successfully completed its first fetal surgery inside the uterus to repair spina bifida, reports Fox8. - 6/19/19 -
The 10 best facilities for pediatric orthopedics
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 rankings of the best pediatric hospitals. - 6/19/19 -
Boston Children's Hospital ranks No. 1 for pediatric orthopedics
Boston Children's Hospital ranked first in the nation for pediatric orthopedics in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals for Pediatric Orthopedics clinical survey. - 6/18/19
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Albuquerque orthopedic practice to move location
Albuquerque-based New Mexico Orthopaedics leased a 68,000-square-foot space in Winrock, N.M., to relocate its medical practice, reports KRQE. - 6/18/19 -
New Hampshire hospital opens orthopedic unit — 3 insights
Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center opened an orthopedic unit in May, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports. - 6/18/19 -
Dr. Jonathan Wigderson elected as VP of New York health system
Jonathan Wigderson, DO, was elected vice president of Utica, N.Y.-based Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare, reports The Rome Sentinel. - 6/18/19 -
Tennessee orthopedic group expands with 2 urgent care centers
Knoxville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics opened its second orthopedic urgent care location, Quick Care Ortho, in Sevierville and eyes the opening of its third in September. - 6/18/19
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UAMS to offer SpineJack implant — 3 things to know
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures using Stryker's SpineJack Implantable Fracture Reduction System, reports KATV. - 6/17/19 -
Buffalo Orthopaedic Group physicians join Catholic Health's physician network: 5 details
Catholic Health's physician network Buffalo, N.Y.-based Trinity Medical WNY added Buffalo Orthopaedic Group, according to a report in Buffalo Business First. - 6/17/19 -
10 key updates on the Hospital for Special Surgery in 2019
In August 2018, U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals 2018-2019 survey ranked New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery as the No. 1 hospital in the country for orthopedics, for the ninth consecutive year. - 6/14/19 -
$714M investment to create 50-bed orthopedic institute at New Jersey medical center
Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center of Hackensack Meridian Health is developing its campus into a 530,000-square-foot, $714 million facility. - 6/14/19 -
MU Health sets revenue record, plans to expand orthopedic institute — 3 insights
Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care revenues hit $1 billion for the first time in fiscal year 2018 and it expects revenues to climb to $1.06 billion in 2019 and $1.8 billion in 2020, reports The Mexico Ledger. - 6/14/19 -
Nashville hospital opens 3rd healthcare center, which will have orthopedics
Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital opened its third health center in the city. - 6/13/19 -
Illinois hospital opens neurology clinic, adds Dr. Andrew Chenelle
DeKalb, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital opened an expanded neurology clinic in the Kishwaukee Hospital Medical Office Building, the Daily Chronicle reports. - 6/13/19 -
Plans approved for $437M Florida hospital — 4 things to know
Plans for the development of Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital-Venice were approved by the Venice City Council, reports Sarasota Magazine. - 6/13/19 -
National Pain and Spine Centers grows network with 2 acquisitions, now has 70+ locations
Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers added two practices — Gainesville, Ga.-based Specialty Spine and Pain and Spine and Millennium Pain Center in Chicago — to its growing network. - 6/13/19