St. Luke's completed a $1.4 million renovation of its orthopedic ward, according to Fox 21 KQDS.
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OrthoAtlanta and Atlanta-based Piedmont Orthopedics opened a new facility in Newnan, Ga., reports the Digital Journal.
Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care's Mizzou BioJoint Center is facing at least 11 medical malpractice lawsuits as former patients allege the procedures they received at the facility failed.
Since Jan. 1, Becker's Spine Review has covered five expansion projects that cost at least $200 million and expand orthopedic services:
Novant Health opened a $3 million orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in the Cotswold neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C., Feb. 24, expanding care options in the area, the Charlotte Business Journal reports.
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Recent studies have indicated that telehealth is growing faster than any other area of care. Telemedicine aims to lower costs and boost efficiency by improving the triage of patients before consultations and eliminating routine follow-up visits.
Construction has been completed on Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby, Minn., adding an outpatient orthopedic facility as well as a spine and interventional pain clinic, according to a March 9 Rebusiness Online report.
Bloomington, Ill.-based McLean County Orthopedics sold the 60,231-square-foot building housing its practice to Hammes Partners and then signed a long-term lease to remain in the building, RE Journals reports.
Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., is set to undergo a $5.3 million renovation that will expand orthopedic care with a 17-bed sub-acute care unit, reports the Journal Standard.
Cody Barnhart was appointed CEO of SpineOne Spine and Sport Medical Center in Denver on March 5, reports the Centennial Citizen.