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Allegheny Health Network and Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh have signed a five-year agreement to provide care to the university's athletes through Allegheny Sports Medicine, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) has received a $2 million donation from Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss earmarked for geriatric fracture care research.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, industry experts will give a presentation titled "The Impact of Healthcare Reform on ASCs and Practices."

Alton (Ill.) Orthopedic Clinic announced the addition of John Stirton, MD, to its medical staff, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

Pembroke Pines, Fla.-based Berkower Pain & Spine announced that it has joined the Florida Pain Network.

Kansas University Hospital in Kansas City has opened a new sports medicine clinic at the Truman Complex. The Center for Sports Medicine staff includes sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, founded in 1972, has 3,042 members. This July, the first female president of the organization Jo Hannafin, MD, assumed her one-year term. Dr. Hannafin is the director of orthopedic research and orthopedic director…

Michael J. Adler, MD, has earned board certification from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, according to an ArgusLeader.com report.

Dominic Mintalucci, MD, has joined the Hand Center of Santa Rosa (Calif.) Orthopaedic Medical Group, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Debra Stinchcomb, RN, BSN, CASC, will give a presentation titled "Evolving CMS Mandates With Reimbursement and Quality Reporting."