Orthopedics

Jeffrey Gilles, MD, will join Orthopaedic Specialists of Wyoming, which is owned by Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, Wyo., according to the Gillette News-Record.

Natividad Medical Center in Salinas, Calif., will offer orthopedic clinic services five days a week starting in early 2010, according to a report in The Californian.

Construction has begun on Southwest Orthopedic and Spine Hospital, a joint venture between United Surgical Partners International, Catholic Healthcare West and 37 orthopedic specialists, according to a report in the Phoenix Business Journal.

The new $75 million Orthopedic Building, which just opened at Rush University Medical Center, is a joint venture between the medical center and Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, a 38-physician orthopedic group. The 220,000-square-foot building is the largest facility for orthopedics…

Washington (Pa.) Hospital is enhancing orthopedic, spine and rehabilitation services to create a musculoskeletal program of distinction, according to a release from the hospital.

The Rothman Institute, a 62-physician orthopedics practice in Philadelphia, has opened a specialty hospital in Bucks County, Pa., according to a report by the Philadelphia Business Journal.

Chris P. Bales, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoIndy, has joined the medical staff at 58-bed St. Vincent Clay Hospital in Brazil, Ind., according to a report by the Brazil Times.

Chicago-based NeuStrategy and San Diego-based SpineMark recently completed a nationwide survey of hospital-based spine programs to determine best practices of leading spine programs.

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program — HFAP is one of only three national voluntary accreditation programs authorized by CMS to survey hospitals for compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation and Coverage. HFAP has been accrediting healthcare facilities across the country…

The 91-bed Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, W.Va., has opened a new orthopedics wing, according to a report by the Register Herald.