Orthopedic

Expansions are rife within the orthopedic industry in 2021. Here are four $100 million projects in the works that involve orthopedic groups:

Cheektowaga, N.Y.-based Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus is making outpatient orthopedic surgery a priority after it discharged its final COVID-19 patient May 18, ABC affiliate WKBW reports.

The Florida Orthopaedic Association is among the physician organizations calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to veto a bill that would enumerate rights of parents related to healthcare and education, Fox 13 Tampa Bay reports.

Bruce Thomas, owner of Germantown, Md.-based Pinnacle Orthopedic Services, an orthotic and prosthetic reseller and service provider, pleaded guilty May 14 to bribery of a public official, CBS Baltimore reports.

Consolidation continues to be a strategic option for orthopedic practices looking to maintain independence. Here are five mergers announced this year, including two that formed entities with at least 100 physicians:

Most orthopedic surgeons are continuing to take on Medicare and/or Medicaid patients, according to Medscape's "Orthopedics Compensation Report 2021," published May 14.

Rachel Thompson, MD, has been appointed the William and Patricia Oppenheim Presidential Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles.

Healthgrades released its Specialty Excellence Awards May 11, recognizing several facilities for top-line care.

The average incentive bonus for orthopedic surgeons is $116,000 per year, and more than half of orthopedists say they typically receive their full bonus, according to the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2021, released May 14.

Renowned foot and ankle specialist Thomas Clanton, MD, has retired and appointed a successor.