Orthopedics

Billings, Mont.-based St. Vincent Healthcare has completed its $8.4 million Joint Replacement Center, according to a Billings Gazette report.

Steven Shaw, MD, has joined Cornerstone Eye Care in High Point, N.C., according to a news release (pdf).

Rothman Specialty Hospital, based in Bensalem, Pa., is a 65,000-squre-foot facility in partnership with the physicians of Rothman Institute. The hospital focuses only on orthopedic and spine cases and includes six fully-equipped operating rooms. It is accredited by The Joint…

Charlotte Regional Medical Center in Punta Gorda, Fla., has opened a Spine Academy, a program designed to improve outcomes and the patient experience for those undergoing spine surgery.

New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Sound Shore Medical Center announced the creation of a joint replacement surgery center.

One of the challenges of managing a service line is coordinating physicians, clinicians and other staff to create a single, unified organization that delivers high quality care efficiently. To accomplish this task, a service line leader needs to first recruit…

Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn., announced the addition of neurosurgery to its specialty services.

Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., announced the ground breaking of a new orthopedic hospital.

In a session titled "Bundling Orthopedics and Other Key Concepts to Improve Orthopedic Volumes," at the Becker's Hospital Review Annual Conference in Chicago, President and CEO of OrthoIndy John Martin, Julie Fleck, RN, COO of Parkview Ortho Hospital and Doug…

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and 12 hospitals in the state have launched a new initiative for hip and knee replacements based on a program to improve quality and reduce costs.