To maintain independence in an increasingly challenging environment, independent orthopedic practices are seeking strategic partnerships with larger healthcare entities.
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Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Advanced Disc Replacement Spinal Restoration Center is reportedly the first in the state to use the Emsculpt device to strengthen and rehabilitate patients' muscles after injury or pre- or post-surgery.
A $3.3 billion expansion at Columbus-based Nationwide Children's Hospital will include an orthopedic surgery center and a 12-story inpatient tower, The Columbus Dispatch reported June 16.
Medtronic, Stryker and Zimmer Biomet are all leaders in the medical device space for spine and orthopedics.
As consumerism in healthcare continues to rise, so too will competition between practices. four spine surgeons discuss how their practices will evolve to meet patient needs in the post-pandemic market.
Paul Asdourian, MD, and Paul McAfee, MD, are reportedly the first spine surgeons in the mid-Atlantic region to perform a lateral lumbar interbody fusion with the ExcelsiusGPS system, ABC affiliate WMAR Baltimore reported June 15.
Darrel Brodke, MD, has been appointed chair of the orthopedic department at the University of Utah's Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine and CEO of orthopedic musculoskeletal services for U of U Health, both in Salt Lake City.
U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals for Neurology & Neurosurgery 2020-21 was published June 15, ranking 50 centers for pediatric neurosurgery and serious neurological conditions.
Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center launched a minimally invasive spine surgery program in April, The Berkeley Independent reported June 16.
Private equity has the potential to help keep spine practices independent, but it doesn't come without risk, according to Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, of the Robotic Spine Institute of Silicon Valley in Los Gatos, Calif.