Excelsior Orthopaedics in Amherst, N.Y., and Shoulder Center of Western New York, based in Buffalo, combined to create the Hand and Shoulder Center at Excelsior. The merger is expected to complete by Jan. 1, 2012.
Methodist Center for Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine at Willowbrook Hospital in Houston opened its 25,000-squre-ffot orthopedic and rehabilitation facility. Specialists at the facility focus on sports medicine, extremities and spine care.
The former West End Orthopaedic Clinic, based in Richmond, Va., expanded to include a second office in Chippenham and changed its name to OrthoVirginia. The practice also plans to open an outpatient surgical facility in 2012.
OrthoNeuro, based in Columbus, Ohio, recently opened the state’s first orthopedic urgent care center in New Albany. The physicians will be available to treat patients with sports injuries, fractures and back pain.
Four orthopedic practices in Texas merged to for OrthoTexas, a 25-physician group that offers care at seven locations. The physicians focus on sports medicine, general orthopedics, spine, joint reconstruction, rehabilitation, pain management and physical therapy.
Construction has begun on the new 62,000-square-foot facility for Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates, which is set to open in July 2012. The practice currently operates from three locations and plans to conglomerate in the bigger facility once it is complete.
Philadelphia’s Rothman Institute announced the opening of its 15th office, set for fall of 2011, in Marlton, N.J. The office will include 45 exam rooms, three X-rays and epidural injection suites.
The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group recently moved one of its seven locations into Mission Trail Medical Plaza to serve patients on the south side of the city. The new facility offers X-ray, electronic medical records and specialists in extremities care, joint replacement and spine surgery.
Forrest General Hospital and Southern Bone and Joint Specialists in Hattiesburg, Miss., are partnering to build a new 74,000-squre-foot orthopedic hospital that will include 30 orthopedic beds. The $30 million project will encompass operating rooms, physical therapy and diagnostic imaging services.
A new partnership between Tucson Orthopaedic Institute and Tucson Medical Center consolidates orthopedic services in a new building. The partnership aims to improve quality and efficiency in orthopedic care.
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