Practice Management

David Chalif, MD, was recently appointed chief of neurosurgery at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, N.Y., reports Patch.

Indianapolis-based Goodman Campbell Brain & Spine and Ascension St. Vincent Health signed a letter of intent to expand their partnership at two hospitals in the city, reports Inside Indiana Business.

Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., is using virtual reality to plan and practice neurosurgery procedures, reports Fox La.

Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center adapted ControlRad's new Trace system into fluoroscopically-guided procedures.

WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., added five operating rooms, including two with a neurosurgery focus and one with an orthopedic focus, The Journal reports.

Mississippi Sports Medicine recently moved into its new practice in Flowood, Miss., Healthcare Design reports.

Here are seven health systems expanding with new spine and orthopedic facilities.

Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital is opening a $14.8 million facility, the Cynthia Parker Matthews Building, in Boston Heights, Ohio, reports Cleveland.

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center broke ground last week on a $714 project that will establish a 50-bed orthopedic center, reports Connect New York.

Elmwood, La.-based Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine opened its doors Sept. 24, reports New Orleans City Business.