McLeod Orthopaedics, part of Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health, added Paul Weatherby, MD, to its staff. Dr. Weatherby is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle procedures, according to a Nov. 17 news release from McLeod Health. He provides care…
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St. Joseph’s Health is set to open St. Joseph’s Health Orthopedic and Spine Care in Fayetteville, N.Y. The organization has added four orthopedic and spine surgeons to lead the new practice, according to a Nov. 18 news release from St.…
Hendry Regional Medical Center in Clewiston, Fla., has expanded its orthopedic and general surgery offerings and begun renovating patient rooms, according to a Nov. 17 FOX4 report. Surgeons Michael Bahlatzis, MD, and David Rubins, MD, lead the orthopedics services. They…
Aesculap Implant Systems, an orthopedic and spine device maker, agreed to pay $38.5 million in order to resolve False Claims Act allegations. The agreement resolves allegations that between July 2010 and June 2023, the company sold Vega-brand prosthetic implants for…
Orthopedic device company Maxx Orthopedics has received FDA clearance for its Freedom Metaphyseal Cone System. The system is used to address tibial bone defects, metaphyseal reconstruction, and other complex revision indications, according to a Nov. 15 news release from Maxx…
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As more payers push orthopedic bundles, surgeons and health system leaders are being asked to improve outcomes at lower cost, all while navigating siloed workflows, tightening budgets and rising patient expectations. Orthopedic leaders say the biggest challenges lie not in…
Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health’s Orthopedic & Specialty Hospital has added a minimally invasive procedure for patients with chronic tendon pain. Primary care sports medicine physician Hollan Harper, DO, is using Tenex’s second-generation technology to treat conditions such as tennis…
Robert Hotchkiss, MD, performed finger surgery on Jack Hughes, a center for the New Jersey Devils at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Mr. Hughes is expected to return to playing in eight weeks and will be…
Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has opened an orthopedic practice in Winchester, Va. Valley Health Center for Orthopedic Excellence is the health system’s first general orthopedics practice in the area, according to a Nov. 12 news release from Valley Health. The…
Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates, a division of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, opened a new location in Rockville, Md. The new office will expand the practice’s orthopedic services and capabilities to additional patients in Montgomery County and the Washington metropolitan…