Practice Management

A lot has happened since the first cases of the coronavirus emerged in the United States on Jan. 20, and accelerated in the past week.

Amherst, N.Y.-based Excelsior Orthopaedics is rethinking its business strategy and postponing plans for a new facility over projected financial losses related to COVID-19, Buffalo Business First reports.

On March 19, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in Martin County, Fla., but the head of Cleveland Clinic Florida insists the health system is prepared for the outbreak, according to TC Palm.

Shawn Price, MD, on March 18 opened Fortis Orthopaedic & Sarcoma Group in Louisville, Ky., according to PR Leap.

OrthoConnecticut opened its fifth OrthoCare Express location in New Milford, according to Southbury Hamlethub.

Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics plans to keep its 24 locations open as it combats the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health is suspending elective and non-urgent surgeries at all but two facilities to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a March 17 announcement.

With five fully staffed clinics in operation, Georgia Spine & Orthopaedics is offering to care for patients whose elective hospital procedures were canceled or delayed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a March 18 statement posted online.

A person drove their car into the side of Pain and Spine Specialists of Idaho in Idaho Falls, EastIdahoNews.com reports.

The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati is opening several drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites, including one at the Joint & Spine Center at its main campus on March 19, reports Fox19.