According to a new study published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, only 7 percent of Tennessee hospitals have hand specialists available 24 hours to treat trauma patients in the emergency department.
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Here are 15 statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation based on the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2012.
This article is written by Blair Rhode, MD, Sports Medicine Physician & Founder, RoG Sports Medicine.
Owosso, Mich.-based Mid Michigan Orthopedics has been acquired by Memorial Healthcare.
Stephen J. Zabinski, MD, of Shore Orthopedic University Associates in Somers Point, N.J., has joined AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., according to a Press of Atlantic City report.
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The Orthopaedic Surgery Associates of Marquette (Mich.) have moved and changed the practice name to Advanced Center for Orthopedics, according to an Upper Peninsula's Second Wave report.
Which states retain the most physicians after they've earned their medical training? The following figures represent the portion of physicians who graduated from medical or osteopathic school in the respective state and are still active in that state.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine's faculty practice in Baltimore has leased a 8,182-square-foot space on the Columbia Medical Campus to open a new orthopedic care center, according to a Baltimore Business Journal report.
Victor R. Prisk, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Peter's Township, Pa., has joined Highmark's Integrated Delivery System.
Since Ohio passed and enacted a tort-reform law in 2003, medical malpractice claims have dropped more than 40 percent and payments declined roughly at the same rate, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.