New York ASCs have received updated guidance on reopening for nonessential elective surgeries and non-urgent procedures from the state health department.
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The World Health Organization has pulled malaria drug hydroxychloroquine from its global study assessing possible treatments for COVID-19, according to a June 17 CNBC report.
Here are two hospitals that are expanding or planning to expand spine programs this month:
Telehealth became a necessary tool for health systems and patients across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic to access needed healthcare remotely.
Four spine practices expanding services or opening new locations this month:
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Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo., will open an 11,000-square-foot facility expanding spine and orthopedic services July 8, The Business Times reports.
Over the past four weeks, Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Orange County, Calif., has steadily ramped up to nearly normal inpatient volumes, according to Michael Gordon, MD, a spine surgeon who shared his thoughts with Becker's Spine Review.
Raleigh, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho has teamed with Wake Research in Raleigh, N.C., to conduct clinical research on spinal pain.
Pewaukee-based Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin has paid $2.45 million to acquire land in Brookfield for its third location, according to a June 16 Milwaukee Business Journal report.
Medscape released its 2020 "Best & Worst Places to Practice" list, examining compensation, practice conditions and quality of life across the U.S.