Orthopedic

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medicine Orthopedics Surgery Center in Henrietta, N.Y., has debuted a new technological sterile operating room, the Clean Cube, according to a Dec. 15 report from Spectrum News.

Shriners Children’s Northern California in Sacramento became the second pediatric hospital to earn verification as a Level I Specialty Children's Surgery-Musculoskeletal Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons.

Robotics in total joint surgery has grown in 2022. By the next decade, surgeons predict continued growth, along with the further integration of artificial intelligence and augmented reality.

Smart knee replacement implants made their debut in 2021, and more surgeons adopted the technology in 2022.

Orange County, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has opened its second ASC in the Los Angeles area in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a Dec. 14 press release sent to Becker's. 

Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health has committed $4 million to Durango, Colo.-based Fort Lewis College to convert the college's 10,000-square-foot aquatics center into an orthopedic and sports medicine center. 

Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates in Kennewick, Wash., has converted a former bank into a 5,380-square-foot medical office, according to a December report from Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business. 

Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky. was named the first Advanced Orthopedic & Spine Center of Excellence in the U.S. by DNV, wdrb.com reported Dec. 12.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Excelsior Orthopedics serves patients in Buffalo, N.Y., and the surrounding areas. Here are seven things to know about the practice: 

This year, Becker's has reported on 16 orthopedists, surgeons, physicians and healthcare leaders who have entered into president or CEO roles at various device companies, healthcare systems, professional organizations and clinics in 2022.