New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery received a $3 million to from The Starr Foundation to create the C.V. Starr Endowed Chair in Pain Management. By Alan Condon - 10/17/19

Indianapolis-based American Health Network broke ground on a new multispecialty facility that will provide spine and orthopedic services, according to The Lane Report. By Alan Condon - 10/15/19

Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics recently launched the Hip Preservation Institute, reports Go Local Prov. By Alan Condon - 10/15/19

New London (N.H.) Hospital is adding Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Orthopaedics to its list of clinical providers. By Alan Condon - 10/14/19

Boston-based Spaulding Rehabilitation Network is opening a new outpatient center in Providence, R.I., the Providence Journal reports. By Alan Condon - 10/11/19

Here are 14 health systems expanding spine and neurosurgery services in 2019. By Alan Condon - 10/11/19

Bluetail Medical Group opened a satellite clinic in North Mankato, Minn., on Oct. 9, reports Mankato Free Press. By Alan Condon - 10/11/19

Here are four orthopedic and spine private-equity acquisitons and partnerships announced so far this year:  By Rachel Popa - 10/10/19

Columbus-based Orthopedic One will build a larger headquarters, which will feature practice space, Columbus Business First reports. By Eric Oliver - 10/10/19

The merger of two orthopedic groups in New York is now complete. By Laura Dyrda - 10/9/19

Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute plans to open a 40,000-square-foot orthopedic facility in Crown Point, Ind., according to The Times of Northwest Indiana. By Angie Stewart - 10/7/19

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare broke ground on the Emory Musculoskeletal Institute in Brookhaven, Ga., Oct. 4. By Laura Dyrda - 10/6/19

Beverly Hills-based California Elite Pain & Spine Institute merged with BioHealth Pain Management, according to CEPSI President Ben Shamloo, MD. By Angie Stewart - 10/4/19

Colorado Springs-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of Southern Colorado is celebrating its fifth anniversary. By Eric Oliver - 10/3/19

Medical City Dallas is opening a spine hospital and a heart hospital as part of the Medical City Healthcare system's capital investment of $1.8 billion over four years. By Angie Stewart - 10/2/19

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Des Plaines welcomed three orthopedic surgeons to its practice Oct. 1. By Alan Condon - 10/2/19

Osage, Iowa-based Mitchell County Regional Health Center is expanding its surgical department, reports Mitchell County Press News. By Alan Condon - 10/1/19

More than $24 million in federal grants was awarded to researchers from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University, reports WRAL Techwire. By Alan Condon - 10/1/19

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 Scott L. Blumenthal, MD, Center for Disc Replacement at Texas Back Institute - 10/1/19

Privately held medical device company Stimwave Technologies named the Advanced Spine and Pain Center of San Antonio a Stimwave Center of Excellence. By Alan Condon - 9/30/19