Murray, Utah-based The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital will be used as a relief-valve facility to treat patients who do not have COVID-19, the Daily Herald reports.
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McLaren Medical Group will furlough several of its nearly 500 providers, including orthopedic surgeons, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Chesterton, Ind.-based Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute recently appointed Dale Ingram as CEO.
With a $500,000 county grant, Insight Surgical Hospital is converting a vacant hospital into an 80-bed overflow facility for COVID-19 cases, according to ClickOnDetroit.
Omaha-based OrthoNebraska is teaming with the Omaha Metro Health Care Coalition to gather and disinfect masks for healthcare facilities and first responders during the coronavirus pandemic, the Omaha World-Herald reports.
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Clearwater-based Florida Spine Institute and its surgery center is laying off 62 employees and suspending operations due to mounting economic difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.
Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth, a privately-held digital healthcare partner, named Scott Martin southwest regional president on April 14.
As the Ohio Economic Recovery Task Force examines ways to reopen businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, orthopedic surgeons are pushing for elective surgery and physical therapy to start up again, according to a Fox 28 report.
A private Kansas hospital specializing in spinal fusion procedures recently closed its doors and terminated all employees, KCUR reports.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of healthcare providers have shifted to telehealth and telemedicine to provide care for their patients and ensure the safety of their staff.