Blue Shield of California has recognized Mercy Medical Center Redding (Calif.) as a Blue Distinction Center for spine surgery, ABC affiliate KRCR reports.
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Surgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix removed a spinal lesion from a teenager who traveled from Europe to undergo the complex procedure, AZfamily.com reported April 23.
South Bend (Ind.) Orthopedics is implementing protocols to limit the amount of opioids physicians can prescribe to patients who undergo surgery, NBC affiliate WNDU reported April 22.
McFarland Clinic broke ground April 22 on an $18 million facility in Marshalltown, Iowa, that will provide care for 15 medical and surgical specialties, the Times-Republican reports.
Appleton, Wis.-based ThedaCare is one of three hospitals in the state to offer the Mild procedure to treat lumbar spinal stenosis, Waushara Argus reported April 21.
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Nine spine surgeons discuss opportunities and inefficiencies in value-based programs and project how care models will evolve.
Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is opening two new locations in the state, according to an April 21 report from Buffalo Business First.
Construction is on track for Reno (Nev.) Orthopedic Clinic's $60 million expansion of its downtown facility, Northern Nevada Business Weekly reports.
Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute named Christopher Olivia, MD, as its new CEO.
Norton Healthcare will open a neuroscience and primary care office April 26 that will bolster spine services in Bardstown, Ky.