Practice Management

Advanced Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Owensboro, Ky., named a new CEO ahead of a relocation, the Owensboro Times reported Aug. 6.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Orthopedics-OrthoAtlanta has opened a new location in Cartersville, Ga.

Austin Brain and Spine plans to open its eighth location Aug. 29 in Dripping Springs, Texas, according to an Aug. 4 report in CI Community Impact.

Montecito Medical bought the home housing Orthopaedic Medical Group of Tampa Bay in Lithia, Fla.

Nurses and support staff are a critical part of any spine surgeon's practice, but recruiting and retaining top-tier talent is becoming increasingly challenging in the healthcare labor market.

Three orthopedic groups have merged to form OrthoEast.

Comprehensive Spine & Sports Center, a 20-provider group with locations in California and Las Vegas, has joined IPM Medical Group.

Soaring inflation, a rising physician shortage and workers leaving the healthcare industry because of the COVID-19 pandemic are some of the factors making it difficult for orthopedic groups, hospitals and ASCs to recruit and retain top-tier clinical and administrative talent.

OrthoAlliance, a management services organization, added two Ohio practices: Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center and Clintonville Foot & Ankle Group, both in Columbus.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery was named the No. 1 hospital for orthopedics for the 13th year in a row by U.S. News & World Report.