Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Orthopedic and Neuroscience Hospital opened a comprehensive spine center in Newburgh, Ind., according to Tristatehomepage.com.
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Tucson, Ariz.-based Northwest Medical Center conducted the first robotic spinal fusion using the Mazor X Robotic Guidance System.
Here are eight hospitals, health systems and private practices expanding spine and neurosurgery programs.
Olympia (Wash.) Orthopaedic Associates will build a new clinic adjacent to its current location to accommodate a growing patient population, according to The Olympian.
Gray Wesley Barrow, MD, pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to receive $336,000 in illegal kickback payments.
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In 2016, payments for knee surgeries performed at ambulatory surgery centers were at least 21 percent lower than payments for hospital outpatient surgeries in 14 states, according to a FlashReport from the Workers Compensation Research Institute.
Sellersville, Pa.-based Grand View Health opened a new orthopedic physician office in Lansdale, Pa., Nov. 15.
Muncie-based Central Indiana Orthopedics started construction on the first building of its new medical campus MedTech Park in Fishers, Ind., according to Commercial Property Executive.
Jeffrey Cantor, MD, founder and medical director of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Cantor Spine Institute, is passionate about minimally invasive spine surgery and advancing motion-preserving techniques to improve patient care.
Privately held healthcare diagnostics company Statera Spine formed a subsidiary, Ortho Kinematics, which will focus on the commercialization of the Profile-ESP.