Moving spine cases to the ASC takes time, and hospitals and health systems need to strategize to get on the ground floor, said April Ernst, chief operating officer at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute.
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Eleven orthopedic groups in Wisconsin, in partnership with Surgery Partners and Hyde Park Capital, formed Midwest Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Alliance.
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and Westport, Conn.-based Stamford Health have cut the ribbon on a 10,000-square-foot regional outpatient center in Westport.
Freehold, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics has opened its seventh location in Middletown, N.J.
Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho is updating patients on office hours and any effects on operations in the wake of Hurricane Helene, the group said in a Sept. 29 LinkedIn post.
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Albany, N.Y.-based Bone & Joint Center promoted director of operations Tracy Lis to chief operating officer.
Declining CMS rates have been a concern among physicians across the board, and spine surgeons are thinking about implications for the future of patient care as well as strategies to stay afloat.
Grand Rapids Township, Mich.-based Corewell Health is opening a new $85 million orthopedic center in October, according to a Sept. 26 report from M Live.
Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain and Spine has broken ground on an ASC in Elizabethtown, Ky., according to a Sept. 26 report from The News-Enterprise.
Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic Bee Cave has added orthopedic sports and musculoskeletal medicine services, according to a Sept. 25 report from Community Impact.