Orthopedic

Geisinger Healthplex State College in Port Matilda, Pa. began performing same-day joint replacements, CBS affiliate WTAJ reported Feb. 20. 

PeekMed's web-based automated planning software has gained FDA clearance.

Smith+Nephew on Feb. 21 posted revenue growth in the fourth quarter and full year of 2022 and plans to deploy a 12-point plan to bolster its orthopedics segment.

The Shenandoah (Iowa) Medical Center is adding four new orthopedic providers to its team, in part due to a new partnership with Omaha, Neb.-based MD West One, according to a Feb. 20 report from local radio station KMALand. 

Neal ElAttrache, MD, performed knee surgery on Jonah Williams, an offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League. 

Spokane, Wash.-based Shriners Children's has opened a pediatric orthopedic outreach clinic in Yakima, Wash., according to a Feb. 17 report from YakTriNews.

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center is opening a $277 million orthopedic ASC in a former Henrietta, N.Y., Sears retail space on Feb. 21, according to a report from ABC affiliate WHAM Rochester. 

Israel Yahuaca, MD, joined Franciscan Physician Network.

From the closing of a Texas clinic to a Wisconsin relocation, here are six facilities closing or relocating orthopedic service lines this year. 

Freehold, N.J.-based Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute has become the first practice in Monmouth County to debut the BEAR implant for treating ACL tears.