Practice Management

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Children's will open a pediatric orthopedic urgent care center at its Lawrenceville, Pa.-based location in early 2020, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.

Stephen Snow, MD, is retiring from Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates after nearly 30 years of practice, according to local news Thurston Talk.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is building a large orthopedic and robotic surgery center on its campus, the Chillicothe Gazette reports.

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health will begin its partnership with Lawrence-based OrthoKansas in early 2020, local news provider KVOE reports.

Lehigh Valley Health Network acquired Bethlehem, Pa.-based Coordinated Health, in a move that caused current Coordinated Health CEO Emil DiIorio to leave the company, The Morning Call reports.

Here are 14 notable orthopedic practices that made significant expansions in 2019:

Arlington, Texas-based AOA Orthopedic Specialists will open its new Southlake, Texas, clinic Dec. 20, Community Impact reports.

Here are 19 health systems expanding spine and neurosurgery services in 2019:

Carrum Health is expanding its partnership with Johns Hopkins Healthcare to include spine surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 3 for its new facility in Jackson Township, Ohio, reports The Suburbanite.