Orthopedics

Twenty years after initially proposing the idea of a specialty spine hospital, the physicians of Nebraska Spine Center in Omaha were finally able to open the doors of their very own, physician-owned spine hospital in August of 2010. Despite several…

Here are 15 hospitals expanding their orthopedic services.

A new study shows 96 percent of orthopedic surgeons practice defensive medicine with estimated annual costs of more than $2 billion, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news release.

Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., has completed its new orthopedic center, according to a hospital news release.

St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., has signed an agreement to collaborate with physicians from Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists to improve the hospital's orthopedic service line, according to a report by Your News Now.

Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, a West Tennessee Healthcare facility in Jackson, has revealed its newly renovated orthopedics center.

Southcoast Health System, based in New Bedford, Mass., is opening the Southcoast Brain & Spine Center, according to a health system news release.

Shannon Health System's orthopedic center in San Angelo, Texas, has been expanded to include more space and more services, according to a San Angelo Standard-Times report.

Here are 20 statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation in 2011, based on the MGMA report Physician Compensation and Benchmarking Survey: 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data.

Construction on an orthopedic and neurosurgery floor at Methodist Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital is now complete, according to a hospital news release.