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Mark Herr, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Luther Midelfort Mayo Health System in Eau Claire, Wis., has been named an assistant professor of orthopedics for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., according to a release from Luther…

Twin City Orthopedics is planning to break ground on a new facility in Otsego, Minn., in early 2010 and open in the fall, according to a release by the Star News.

Jack Beller, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who practices in Chickasha, Okla., said low Medicare and Medicaid fees may drive physicians away from those programs, creating a physician shortage for the elderly and poor, according to a report in Norman Transcript.

Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates in Salisbury, Md., is adding a twelfth physician, Scott C. McGovern, MD, a spine surgeon, according to a release from Peninsula.

Health plans owned by physicians and hospitals are on the decline, according to a report by AMEDNews.

Construction has been completed on the 15,000-square-foot Brown Hand Center in Bedford, Texas, according to a news release by Veritas Medical Properties, the company that oversaw the center's construction.

Orthopedic surgeon James E. McSweeney, MD, has opened a new office in El Centro, Calif, to better serve patients in the Imperial Valley region of San Diego County, according to a report in the Imperial Valley Press.

TranS1 reported third-quarter revenues of $6.9 million, up 15 percent from the same period last year, according to a release from TranS1.

Wright Medical Group reported $117.7 million in sales in the third quarter, a 6 percent increase over the same period last year.

Stryker Board Chairman John W. Brown will retire at the end of the year, according to a release from Stryker.