Practice Management

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for Great Lakes Orthopaedic Surgery Center in Grand Traverse County, Mich., reports NBC affiliate Up North Live.

Private equity investment in orthopedics to date has been sparse, but the fuse is lit and the fireworks are coming.

Late Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee founder Craig Ferrell, MD, died seven years ago, but he'll always be a part of the practice's new Franklin-based medical center, the Brentwood Homepage reports.

Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo, Ind., has installed the Mazor X Stealth Edition, Medtronic's new robotic guidance system for spinal surgery, reports Kokomo Perspective.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the iSports Training and Performance Center in Cedar Park, Texas, is set to take place this week, reports Patch.

Samuel Chifalo was awarded $2.8 million by a jury after staff at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colo., failed to recognize his spinal injury during an emergency room visit, reports The Denver Post.

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine will use a $6 million gift from the estate of Joseph Stern Jr., former president of U.S. Shoe Corp, and his wife, Mary, to create three endowed chairs, reports the Cincinnati Business Courier.

Alan Wolf, MD, orthopedic surgeon and chief of staff for Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center in Alaska retired after 38 years practicing medicine, reports the Kodiak Daily Mirror.

The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington is preparing to open a new $200 million building that will feature 128 single-bed rooms, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

Springfield, Mass.-based Mercy Medical Center opened the Minimally Invasive Spine Center of New England on its main campus, The Republican reports.