This article is a portion of a book titled "Challenges, Risks and Opportunities in Today's Spine World" edited by Stephen Hochschuler, MD, Frank Phillips, MD, and Richard Fessler, MD. You can find links to the previous chapters at the end of this article. By Laura Dyrda - 2/13/19

American Legion Carl E. Rogen Post 29 donated $25,000 to Watford City, N.D.-based McKenzie County Healthcare Systems to purchase orthopedic surgical instruments, The Roundup reports. By Shayna Korol - 2/12/19

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is among the leading orthopedic-focused hospitals in the nation. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/12/19

Knoxville (Tenn.) Orthopaedic Clinic expanded its outpatient surgery center by adding two operating rooms. By Eric Oliver - 2/12/19

Enterprise, Ala.-based Southern Bone and Joint Specialists is opening a satellite location in Andalusia, Ala., to accommodate demand, the Andalusia Star-News reports. By Eric Oliver - 2/12/19

Philadelphia-based Rothman Institute opened a new office in Monmouth Junction, N.J., according to the South Brunswick Expired. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/11/19

Canton, Ohio-based Omni Orthopaedics will build a new surgery center in Jackson Township, Ohio, The Suburbanite reports. By Shayna Korol - 2/8/19

Oak Orthopedics' location in Bradley, Ill., had to close for two days after a water main broke by the building, the Daily Journal reports. By Eric Oliver - 2/8/19

Manhattan (Kan.) Surgical Hospital partnered with Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health to improve healthcare services in Manhattan, according to The Topeka Capital-Journal. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/8/19

Morgantown-based West Virginia University Medicine is currently the only providers in the state to acquire the Mazor X robotic surgical guidance system, according to WBOY-TV, a dual NBC and ABC affiliate. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/8/19

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care listed Laser Spine Surgery Center in Tampa, Fla., as a finalist for its 2018-19 Bernard A. Kershner Innovations in Quality Improvement Award, according to the Missourian. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/7/19

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery installed virtual reality surgical training software to assist with orthopedic surgery residency training, according to ABC affiliate WABC. By Jackie Drees - 2/7/19

New York City-based Northwell Health opened its $13.5 million orthopedic hospital at Long Island Jewish Valley Stream in North Valley Stream, N.Y., Newsday reports. By Eric Oliver - 2/7/19

The new MemorialCare Neuroscience Institute opened at Saddleback Medical Center in Laguna Hills, Calif. By Shayna Korol - 2/6/19

Orthopedic single-specialty ambulatory surgery centers comprise 4.3 percent of Medicare-certified ASCs, according to CMS data reported by the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. By Shayna Korol - 2/6/19

Researchers at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine designed a computer program that may help surgeons avoid spinal surgery errors linked to wrong-level labeling. By Jackie Drees - 2/6/19

An NHS Improvement report found that with improved scheduling hospitals could perform an additional 300,000 surgeries annually. By Mackenzie Garrity - 2/6/19

Ewa Beach, Hawaii-based The Queen's Medical Center West Oahu will implement orthopedic and spine programs as part of the hospital's renovation project, according to KHON News. By Jackie Drees - 2/5/19

Dayton (Ohio) Children's Hospital is now providing pediatric orthopedic services at its new outpatient care center in Troy, Ohio, according to WDTN News, an NBC affiliate. By Jackie Drees - 2/5/19

The Women's Choice Awards recognized Vail (Colo.) Health among the top 3 percent of U.S. hospitals in orthopedic services for 2019, according to Vail Daily. By Jackie Drees - 2/5/19