Practice Management

Workers are expected to break ground this month on a $35 million orthopedic spine hospital in Bossier City, La., ABC affiliate KTBS reports.

Spine surgeon David Holte, MD, has stepped down as president of the board of directors of Twin Cities Orthopedics after 19 years in the role, according to a Feb. 1 news release.

Hospital for Special Surgery celebrated one year since opening its 60,000-square-foot facility in West Palm Beach in January 2020.

Centre County, Pa.-based Backcountry Spine & Sports held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its first anniversary, local CBS affiliate WTAJ reported.

Morristown, N.J.-based Altair Health, a physician-managed health system focused on spine care, appointed Mark Farrington CEO.

Private equity firm Trivest Partners invested in Lexington, Ky.-based Bluegrass Orthopaedics, creating a nationally focused orthopedic management services organization.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions on Jan. 26 teamed with private equity-backed U.S. Orthopedic Alliance to support growth initiatives with orthopedic practices nationwide.

Norwood, Ohio-based Mayfield Brain & Spine is seeking a CEO after former CEO Mike Farrington left the practice for an undisclosed healthcare opportunity in New Jersey on Jan. 22, Hunt Scanlon Media reports.

Minneapolis-based Twin Cities Orthopedics would be included in a proposed medical office building development in Brooklyn Park, Minn., according to a Jan. 24 report from CCX News.

Work on a 32,000-square-foot medical office is expected to begin next month adjacent to West Coast Joint and Spine Surgery Center in El Dorado Hills, Calif., the Mountain Democrat reports.