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  Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health has received a state Economic Growth Initiative Grant of $3 million to plan and build an orthopedic treatment center in Hempfield, Pa., according to a TribLive News report.

  Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that opened new orthopedic centers or significantly expanded orthopedic services over the past few months.

Patients are increasingly relying on nurse practitioners at retail clinics for the provision of chronic and preventative health services, according to new research released by Walgreens.

  Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has named Regis James O'Keefe, MD, PhD, head of the department of orthopedic surgery, effective Oct. 1.

  Texas state Sen. Charles Schwertner, MD, a practicing orthopedic surgeon, has been tapped to head the state Senate Health and Human Services Committee, according to The Texas Tribune.

Here are seven statistics on physicians' employment and ownership status, according to a survey by Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing company.

Since the first group purchasing organization was established in 1910 by the Hospital Bureau of New York, GPOs have been pioneering healthcare cost reduction strategies for several decades. Finding power in numbers, GPOs leverage contracts based on members' purchasing ability…

Workforce reduction, downsizing, streamlining, or as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explained in a now-notorious memo to employees last week "the first step to building the right organization for our ambitions is to realign our workforce," all describe what most Americans…

  James Andrews, MD, performed ACL surgery on Buffalo Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso, according to a NBC Sports report.

Orthopedic surgeon Montri Daniel Wongworawat, MD, has been inducted as the president of the San Bernardino County Medical Society.