San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the Bay Area to purchase an ExcelsiusGPS system for spine surgery, the Danville SanRamon reports.

Youngstown, Ohio-based The Orthopaedic Surgery Center installed Stryker's Mako system to assist surgeons during joint replacement procedures.

Manassas, Va.-based Novant Health UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center recently implemented the Mako robotic system for partial and total knee replacements, according to Prince William Living.

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL successfully performed its 1,000th joint replacement with Stryker's Mako robotic system in January, according to The Louisville Cardinal.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian hit a milestone number of robotic surgery procedures and was recognized as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corp.

Ranson, W.Va.-based West Virginia University Medicine Jefferson Medical Center added the Rosa Knee System to assist with knee replacement procedures, The Journal reports.

Ranson, W.Va.-based Jefferson Medical Center installed the Medtech Rosa Surgical Robot to assist with total knee replacements, local news station LocalDVM.com reports.

Iberia Medical Center in New Iberia, La., recently installed the Mako robotic system for partial and total knee replacements, reports The Daily Iberian.

St. George (Utah) Surgical Center was recently reported to be the first ASC in the state to use the Navio robotic-assisted surgical system for knee replacements, according to St. George News.

In the past month, nine hospitals and health systems have invested in robotic systems for spine and orthopedics:

Stryker reported strong performance by its robotic knee and hip replacement system, Mako, last year and is now ready to turn the corner with the technology, according to a report from Stryker's Vice President of Strategy and Investor Relations Katherine Owen during the 2019 earnings call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha.

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health - Jewish Hospital recently completed 1,000 joint replacements with the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology, according to The Lane Report.

In 2004, Mazor SpineAssist became the first robot approved by the FDA to guide the placement of pedicle screws. 

Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health recently purchased two ROSA Knee Systems from Zimmer Biomet, according to NBC affiliate NewsCenter1.

Johnson & Johnson reported flat orthopedic sales for the fourth quarter of 2019, and the full year orthopedic sales took a 0.5 percent dip.

Rupert, Idaho-based Minidoka Memorial Hospital installed Stryker's Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology, the Times-News reports.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Health invested several million dollars to equip two of its hospitals with spine surgery robots, YakTriNews.com reports.

Phoenix Children's Hospital was reportedly the first health system in the U.S. to use the Medtronic Stealth Autoguide platform for neurosurgery.

Moody's expects the robotic surgery market to grow rapidly in the next year, according to its quarterly report.

San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center was reportedly the first hospital in the Bay Area to purchase the ExcelsiusGPS robotic navigation system for spine surgery, reports Patch.