From Sutter Health’s nearly $500 million neuroscience complex to new orthopedic and spine facilities across the country, health systems and specialty practices are investing millions in expanded musculoskeletal care.
Here are six investments and expansions highlighted in recent Becker’s reporting.
1. Sutter Health’s nearly $500 million neuroscience and spine complex. Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is developing a 129,000-square-foot Advanced Neuroscience & Spine Care Complex in San Francisco, expected to open in 2028. The facility will house the Sutter Advanced Neuroscience & Spine Institute, which recruited four former University of California, San Francisco spine surgeons. The complex will also provide neurological, neurosurgical, rehabilitation and outpatient surgical services.
2. Essentia Health’s nearly $50 million orthopedic center. Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health is opening an orthopedic center that spans more than 60,000 square feet in Baxter, Minn. The facility includes about 80 exam and treatment rooms and brings together musculoskeletal services, including spine care, along with urgent care and pharmacy services. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Oct. 28.
3. OrthoArizona’s $25 million orthopedic center. Phoenix-based OrthoArizona opened a 50,000-square-foot facility in Glendale, Ariz., in September. The center combines orthopedic care, an ASC, physical therapy and imaging services. The practice has also committed $12.1 million to modernizing and expanding five existing locations across the Phoenix metropolitan area.
4. Rochester Regional Health’s $17.5 million orthopedic and neuroscience expansion. Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health is developing a center in Canandaigua, N.Y., that will consolidate orthopedic, spine and pain-management services. The project includes four operating rooms, 32 exam rooms and on-site imaging, with completion expected in spring 2027.
5. Northwell Health’s $6.3 million spine institute. New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health opened an 11,500-square-foot Spine Institute at Lenox Hill in New York City in April. The facility brings together orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, with on-site spinal imaging and X-ray services.
6. Hospital for Special Surgery’s new Kellen Tower. New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery opened its 12-story, 94,000-square-foot Kellen Tower in March, expanding capacity for complex spine and joint replacement care. The facility includes additional physician offices, exam rooms, imaging and private patient rooms.
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