The Orland Bethel Family Foundation committed $53.5 million to expand the University of Pittsburgh’s Orland Bethel Family Musculoskeletal Research Center, according to a Jan. 21 news release. The donation is on top of previous gifts in 2023 and 2025 to…
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Westwood, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center has added the Stryker Mako SmartRobotics system to its orthopedic program. The technology will support total knee, partial knee and total hip replacements. It uses 3D CT-based planning and real-time robotic guidance…
Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy has opened an outpatient physical therapy facility in Erie, Pa., to expand access to orthopedic and sports rehabilitation services in the region. The site is designed to support recovery from joint replacements, orthopedic injuries…
Bloomington, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics has named Christopher Meyer, MD, as CEO, making him the first practicing physician to lead the organization. Dr. Meyer joined TCO in 2003 and has held leadership roles for nearly two decades, including on the…
Health systems have to come to the realization that patients are looking for value while still receiving top-notch care, according to this orthopedic surgeon. Ronald Gardner, MD, founder of Gardner Orthopedics in Fort Myers, Fla., connected with Becker’s to talk…
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AdventHealth Medical Group has added three orthopedic surgeons at its Florida locations, according to a Jan. 19 news release from Advent Health. Shawn O’Keefe, DO, and James McFadden, MD, provide care to patients at AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.). Sonya Clark,…
Norman Waldrop, MD, is set to perform ankle surgery on Bo Nix, a quarterback for the Denver Broncos, according to a Jan. 19 report from FOX 31. The surgery will repair a fractured right ankle Mr. Nix suffered in a…
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery named Anne Marie McDonald, EdD, RN, as its new chief nursing executive. In the role she will provide strategic leadership for nursing across HSS’ sites and affiliates from quality to patient safety to…
Genesis Innovation Group, a medical device development firm, has formed Capitan Orthopedics, a new subsidiary branch, according to a Jan. 20 news release from the company. Here are five things to know:
Revision hip and knee replacements, long considered too complex, risky and expensive to move out of hospitals, are now entering a new frontier: ASCs for Medicare patients. A federal Medicare payment rule that took effect Jan. 1 expanded the procedures…