Practice Management

The Joint Commission awarded Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett (Tenn.) its Gold Seal of Approval for total hip, total knee and spine surgeries, the hospital announced Jan. 3.

Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute opened a new sports medicine facility Jan. 6, the independent, physician-owned practice announced.

Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, in Rogers, added neurosurgeon Alex Castellvi, MD, to its staff and plans to add another neurosurgeon this July, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports.

OrthoPediatrics Corp. divested "substantially" all of the assets related to Vilex in Tennessee, its adult product offering, the orthopedic company announced Jan. 6.

Orlando (Fla.) Health plans to build a $250 million orthopedic hospital after acquiring one of the area's largest independent orthopedic practices, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Norman-based Oklahoma Sports Orthopedic Institute joined St. Louis-based SSM Health, but not all of its providers made the switch. 

MD West One in Omaha, Neb., will welcome nine orthopedic and spine surgeons in March, according to a report in the World-Herald. 

Germantown, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic will open the surgery suite in its new practice Jan. 6.

Rome, Ga.-based Harbin Clinic will soon offer immediate care and physical therapy services out of its multispecialty facility in Cartersville, Ga., The Daily Tribune reports.

Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System acquired Conway Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center, taking over the group's management and operations effective Jan. 2.