Practice Management

Lincoln, Neb., city officials on June 8 unanimously agreed to sell a piece of land to a group of local neurosurgeons who want to build a surgery center and medical office building, the Lincoln Journal Star reports.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery received approval from the state of New York to resume elective surgical procedures.

Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center will resume performing surgeries and procedures that require overnight stays June 10, the Clermont Sun reports.

The U.S. has reported 1,874,411 COVID-19 cases and 108,238 deaths as of 9 a.m. CDT June 5. Worldwide, 6,672,287 cases and 391,773 deaths have been reported, while 2,894,476 people have recovered. 

Here are five orthopedic and spine groups and surgical hospitals that have closed in the past 12 months.

Urology and orthopedics have the lowest percentages of female physicians compared to other medical specialties, according to a new Medscape survey.

University Hospitals, based in Cleveland, said it will temporarily cut pay for all physicians and clinical leaders in the organization to help offset losses driven by the pandemic.

Here are nine hospitals expanding spine and neurosurgery programs this year:

The Back Institute of Beverly Hills (Calif.) recently performed its first surgery after a two-month closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Digital Journal reports.

University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health on June 1 opened an inpatient rehabilitation hospital for patients with spinal cord injuries and complex orthopedic conditions, CBS2 Iowa reports.