Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates launched new opioid protocol to educate residents and limit the number of prescriptions written, according to Gray's Harbor Talk.
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Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is opening a new facility in Oak Brook, Ill., according to a Daily Herald report.
David Jacofsky, MD, is the founder, Chairman and CEO of The CORE Institute, a Phoenix-based orthopedic practice quickly growing into one of the largest groups in the nation.
Morganton, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge hospital implemented robotic surgery system Excelsius GPS to assist with spine surgery, according to Morganton News Herald.
Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health's Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio, completed its $60 million expansion project, which includes a new Joint and Spine Center, Dayton Business Journal reports.
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The Virginia Institute for Robotic Surgery at Reston (Va.) Hospital Center acquired its second Mazor X system.
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center's comprehensive orthopedic program.
Evidence-based care bundles minimized bacterial load, maximized methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus protection and significantly reduced surgical site infection rates without topical vancomycin powder in high-risk spinal instrumentation cases, according to a study in Spine.
Centerville, Ohio-based Miami Valley Hospital South held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its $60 million expansion project, according to ABC 22 Now.
Boone, N.C.-based Appalachian Regional Healthcare System purchased Smith & Nephew's Navio Surgical System for total knee replacement surgery, according to the Watauga Democrat.