Orthopedics

The University of Alabama at Birmingham department of orthopaedic surgery has added outpatient joint replacements.

Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Spinal Cord Injury Certification, according to the Las Cruces Sun News, part of the USA Today network.

Culpeper (Va.) Medical Center received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for knee and hip replacement surgery, according to fredericksburg.com.

Josh Natali, DO, joined Allegan (Mich.) General Hospital's staff in August, Grand Rapids Business Journal reports.

The St. Paul, Minn.-based Regions Hospital Masters Orthopedic Program, which provides prevention and treatment for fractures common among elderly patients, is expanding to Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn.

An orthopedic and sports medicine-focused facility is expected to open on an Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth medical campus in late 2020.

Heritage Valley Beaver (Pa.) was recognized as a UPMC Health Plan hip and knee replacement surgery Center of Excellence, the Ellwood City Ledger reports.

Wake Forest Baptist Health opened its surgery center at Lexington (N.C.) Medical Center Aug. 16, The-Dispatch.com reports.

UPMC Health Plan recognized Kittanning, Pa.-based ACMH Hospital as a Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery Center of Excellence, The Kittanning Paper reports.

Kearney (Neb.) Regional Medical Center introduced two surgical robots: the da Vinci Xi Surgical System and the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System, Kearney Hub reports.