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Twin County Regional Healthcare in Galax, Va., announced the opening of Twin County Orthopedics in Galax and the addition of Jack T. Sproul, MD, to its medical staff.

Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Robert Anderson, MD, recently performed ankle surgery on the Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp, according to an ESPN LA report.

Richard Berger, MD, is scheduled to perform arthroscopic wrist surgery on the Baltimore Orioles outfielder Michael Morse, according to a report by The Baltimore Sun.

The following hospital mergers, acquisitions and general transactions took place within the past week, beginning with the most recent.

CFOs of independent hospitals and health systems make considerably more than their CFO counterparts at hospitals and health systems that are subsidiaries of another organization.

In the third quarter, the number of jobs posted on HealtheCareers Network, a healthcare recruiting solution for providers and job-seekers, increased 4 percent over job postings during the second quarter, according to HealtheCareers' Q3 2013 Healthcare Jobs Snapshot.

CFOs of independent hospitals and health systems make considerably more than their CFO counterparts at hospitals and health systems that are subsidiaries of another organization.

The total cost of hospital stays in 2011 totaled about $387 billion, but which inpatient conditions were most expensive?

Sansum Multi-Specialty Clinic of Lompoc (Calif.) has added Robert Fry, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Lompoc Record report.

Sports medicine physician and orthopedic surgeon Matthew Nugent, MD, has joined the team at Asante Physician Partners – Orthopedic Surgery in Grants Pass, Ore., according to a Mail Tribune report.