Mark Galland, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Raleigh-based Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina, has been named an adjunct clinical professor at Marietta (Ohio) College.
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Wichita, Kan.-based Mid-America Orthopedics has added Jon Morgan, DPM, a podiatrist, to its medical staff, according to a Wichita Business Journal report.
Here are 10 statistics on orthopedic physician compensation based on geographic location in the United States from Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.
Perth Amboy, N.J.-based Raritan Bay Medical Center announced that it has joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Project JOINTS initiative, a program that is designed to speed adoption of surgical site infection prevention methods.
ThedaCare Orthopedics Plus at ThedaCare Physicians-Shawano (Wis.) announced the addition of Clay Canaday, DO, to its team.
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Wausau, Wis.-based The Bone & Joint Center announced the opening of a walk-in clinic at its Wausau location, according to a Central Wisconsin Business report.
There were 12 merger and acquisition deals for physician medical groups in the first quarter of 2013, which was down 37 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a report from Irving Levin Associates.
The healthcare sector added 19,000 seasonally adjusted jobs in April, 5,400 of which occurred in physicians' offices, according to preliminary results from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Cape Fear Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Wilmington, N.C., has been named a Blue Distinction Center+ in Knee and Hip Replacements by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, according to an Island Gazette report.
MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland announced that it has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality Orthopedic Care Facility for total joint replacement and spine surgery.