Orthopedics

BridgeHealth added Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital to its Surgical Centers of Excellence program.

For the 10th year in a row, Hospital for Special Surgery took the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics 2019-20 rankings.

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System's St. Elizabeth Campus was named a Center of Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery, according to the Oneida Daily Dispatch.

Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital now owns a robotic-guidance and navigation system that helps surgeons perform minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery with better accuracy and precision, according to AZoRobotics.

Adventist Health Castle's Windward Surgery Center has performed outpatient procedures at the Kailua, Hawaii-based hospital since 2009, according to local news station KHON2 News.

Hip arthritis and disease is becoming more common in younger patients, according to Matt Dobzyniak, MD, an orthopedic surgeon interviewed by local news affiliate CBS 6 TV.

Six physicians, including two orthopedic specialists, are joining Norfolk, Neb.-based Faith Regional Health Services, according to the Norfolk Daily News.

Hillsdale (Mich.) Hospital secured an affiliation with University of Toledo Orthopedics, according to local news outlet Fox 47.

Spencer (Iowa) Hospital offers a short-stay knee replacement program, the Spencer Signal reports.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has seen a number of injuries related to dockless scooters since companies operating them moved into the area, ABC Action News reports.