Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health plans to recruit more surgeons and extend its surgical specialties after it completed a $9 million renovation of its operating room, Independent Record reported Dec. 27.
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Penrose-St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs, Colo., plans to begin construction on a $150 million hospital that will focus on spine and orthopedic care, The Gazette reports.
D. Harrison Youmans, MD, has joined Rothman Orthopaedics' Florida clinic, according to a Dec. 21 news release.
Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., plans to open Samaritan Orthopedics on Jan. 4, 2021, InformNY.com reports.
Elective surgeries such as hip and knee replacements have been paused at Mayo Clinic hospitals across western Wisconsin as healthcare workers address an influx of COVID-19 patients in the region, local news outlet WXOW reports.
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Becker's Spine Review reported on 13 new spine centers that opened or were announced in 2020. Here is a state-by-state breakdown:
Kentrell Brown, MD, spine surgeon and founder of Kentrell Brown Orthopedics, opened a second location in Atlanta.
Thirteen spine centers that were opened or announced this year, beginning with the most recent:
Longmont, Colo.-based Front Range Orthopedics & Spine and Fort Collins, Colo.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies entered into a definitive merger agreement that will combine the practices Jan 1.
OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine opened its ninth location in Kenwood, Ohio, local news outlet WKRC reported Dec. 17.