The Joint Commission has awarded its Gold Seal of Approval for Spine Surgery to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake for demonstrating consistent compliance with its performance standards, Southlake Style reported Sept. 10.
Practice Management
In August, Anthony Romeo, MD, returned to the Chicago area to lead DuPage Medical Group's effort to develop a Musculoskeletal Institute.
Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic and Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital formalized a partnership months in the making.
Renowned for surgical care and treating patients with complex conditions, Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic operates in five states and provides care for more than one million patients a year.
Syracuse (Neb.) Area Health has acquired Strasburger Orthopaedics in Lincoln, according to a Sept. 8 news release.
State College, Pa.-based University Orthopedics Center is expanding services at Conemaugh East Hills Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, NBC affiliate WJAC reports.
Phoenix-based HonorHealth will open Sonoran Crossing Medical Center in the city in mid-September, AZ Big Media reports.
The Florence (S.C.) Neurosurgery and Spine Center is opening a second office in the city Sept. 14, according to SCNOW.
Neurosurgeons at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., are unable to take on new patients after a contract between Community Medical Centers and Central California Faculty Medical Group in Fresno expired Sept. 1, The San Joaquin Valley Sun reports.
Geneva, Ill.-based Fox Valley Orthopedics added five orthopedic surgeons from Des Plaines, Ill.-based Midwest Bone and Joint Institute, the Daily Herald reports.
