Richmond-based OrthoVirginia will offer orthopedic urgent care at five locations, effective March 25.
Practice Management
IMAC Holdings implemented a telehealth initiative March 24 for active care patients to maintain communication with healthcare professionals during the "shelter in place" status.
Rockville, Md.-based National Spine and Pain Centers implemented a telemedicine initiative March 24 for patients suffering from chronic pain.
Gil Ortega, MD, was recently named chair of the Orthopaedic Co-Management company, in partnership with Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth, reports the Digital Journal.
Backing New Jersey State Sen. Joe Pennacchio on March 23, a total of 67 physicians advocated for the use of hydroxychloroquin to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to Tap Into.
Advertisement
Here are seven numbers that show the economic impact of the coronavirus.
New England Orthopedic Surgeons in Springfield, Mass., is furloughing more than half its workforce, according to a Mass Live report.
An employee at Des Moines-based Iowa Ortho recently tested positive for COVID-19, reports WHOTV.
The Core Institute is providing orthopedic urgent care at its Phoenix and Novi, Ariz., locations to ease the expected burdens on emergency rooms and urgent care centers in the coming weeks.
Speaking about the spread of the novel coronavirus in a March 23 interview on NBC's Today, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, warned Americans that "this week, it's going to get bad."