Practice Management

Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center has opened an office in Marina del Rey.

Spokane, Wash.-based Alpine Orthopaedic & Spine is looking for a new location to expand its facility and to recruit more surgeons.

Spine and orthopedic procedures once considered complex — and often requiring days of recovery in the hospital — are now being performed at ASCs, with patients going home the same day.

A $56 million, three-story tower is planned for Brandon (Fla.) Regional Hospital to meet increasing demand for spine and orthopedic patients, among others, Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Montecito Medical has purchased Beachwood (Ohio) Medical Center, which specializes in spine, orthopedics and pain management, the Cleveland Jewish News reports.

Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent will build a new neurosurgical hospital as part of a $325 million expansion, the Indy Star reported May 10.

Consolidation of orthopedic practices is a trend that will continue, but private orthopedic practices can still thrive, according to Mark Getelman, MD, of Van Nuys, Calif.-based Southern California Orthopedic Institute.

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Orthopedic Associates of Dutchess County was recently the victim of a cyberattack that exposed patients' protected health information.

Nader Nassif, MD, was elected division chief of joint replacement at Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute.

From increasing patient volume to expanding surgical presence and doubling down on white-glove service, four spine surgeons share how they are thinking about growth in the coming years.