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.
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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.
Sanjay Gupta, MD, a neurosurgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and CNN's chief medical correspondent, reported March 17 that nine Emory University physicians tested positive for COVID-19.
The board of Elizabethtown, Ky.-based Hardin Memorial Health approved a $1.8 million clinic to expand orthopedic care in the community, according to The Lane Report.
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Orthopedic Associates' main office in St. Louis was acquired by Flagler Investment, a healthcare property holdings firm, according to local station KSDK-TV.
Here are two hospitals that recently expanded spine and neurosurgery programs:
OrthoCarolina's Hip & Knee Center in Charlotte closed March 17 after one of its physicians tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
The Community Stroke and Rehabilitation Center recently opened in Crown Point, Ind., providing care for patients suffering from spinal cord injuries and neurological conditions, reports RTV6.
Texas Back Institute in Plano is postponing all elective cases for two weeks and will rely on virtual visits and telemedicine to conduct follow-up with existing patients or initial visits with new patients during that time.