Urgent care has moved from a convenience play to a competitive lever. For health systems navigating declining reimbursement, shifting consumer expectations and overcrowded EDs, a strategic urgent care footprint can accelerate growth and enhance access while protecting and growing market…
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Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain & Spine expanded its network in North Carolina and South Carolina. The organization partnered with Piedmont Interventional Pain Care in Salisbury, N.C., and Carolina Pain Physicians in Ladson, S.C., according to a Nov. 12 news release…
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (N.J.), part of RWJBarnabas Health, has integrated Mako 4 SmartRobotics Technology. The robotic system uses 3D CT-based imaging to create a surgery plan for each patient. During surgery, the robotic arm guides the surgeon…
In 2025 Becker’s has reported on three professional athletes who had spine surgery so far. 1. Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke announced that he had spinal fusion after the team’s Jan. 12 playoff game with the Buffalo Bills. Chad Prusmack,…
Witchita-based Kansas Joint & Spine Specialists opened a new clinic in Derby, Kan., according to a Nov. 20 news release shared with Becker’s. The Derby clinic is expected to open in December and offers onsite physical therapy and services including…
James Mooney, MD, is thinking ahead about the future of healthcare from ways AI can support his work as a minimally invasive and complex spine surgeon to a shift toward value-based care. Dr. Mooney, of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond,…
With 25 years since disc replacement was debuted in the U.S., Scott Blumenthal, MD, is looking forward to new opportunities ahead. Dr. Blumenthal of Texas Back Institute in Plano, has made important strides in disc replacement’s U.S. foothold, and this…
Sterile processing departments and operating rooms often hit a breaking point before real change occurs. Emplify Health by Gundersen acted earlier. Leaders identified early warning signs that threatened surgical throughput and long-term expansion. Instead of turning to short-term fixes, the…
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Leah Schild
Clinical Operations Director, Emplify Health by Gundersen
Jennifer Greisen
Principal, Strategic Solutions, Aesculap
Shoulder replacements are primed to fully shift to outpatient settings in the near future due to anesthesia, pain management and technique improvements, according to one surgeon. Hayden Baker, MD, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Endeavor Health Orthopaedic & Spine…
Here are 10 hospitals and practices hiring spine surgeons and neurosurgeons, using LinkedIn’s job search tool: 1. Ochsner Health in Kenner, La., seeks a neurosurgeon. 2. Abrazo Arrowhead Campus in Phoenix seeks a spine surgeon. 3. Northwestern University Feinberg School…
