Orthopedic

Deaconess Health System, Evansville, Ind., is planning a $135 million at its Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind., which includes an orthopedic and neuroscience facility, according to an Inside Indiana Business report.

Novant Health Orthopedic & Sports Medicine-Salisbury (N.C.) has opened a satellite clinic in Albemarle, N.C., according to a Salisbury Post report.

Orthopedic surgeons from Shriners Hospital for Children in Hawaii will be hosting orthopedic clinics in Fiji in February, according to fijivillage.com.

Douglas Hartzler, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with OrthoArizona - Arizona Orthopaedic Associates.

The Joint Commission is offering a new Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.

Michael Ravitch, MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon, died on Jan. 12, 2016, at the age of 74, according to the Boulder City Review.

Korsh Jafarina, MD, joined the UT Physicians group and the Memorial City Ironman Sports Medicine Institute in Texas.

Mena (Ariz.) Regional Health System added Tariq B. Niazi, MD, to its staff, according to The Mena Star.

Justin Newman, MD, joined Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colo., according to a report by The Holyoke Enterprise.

Robert A. Bane, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill.