Cleveland Clinic's Lakewood Hospital has opened its newly renovated orthopedic unit as part of multi-year plan that includes converting to all patient rooms to private and creating centers of excellence, according to a report in MedCity News.
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Mercy Gilbert (Ariz.) Medical Center has recruited a specialist in brain and spinal surgery, allowing the 92-bed hospital to offer those services for the first time, according to a release from Mercy Gilbert.
The Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin has moved into a larger replacement hospital next to the old facility in Glendale, Wis., according to the Business Journal of Milwaukee.
The Hospital for Special Surgery has established a Spine Care Institute for back pain patients, according to a release from the Hospital for Special Surgery.
St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis has acquired a minority share of ownership in Indiana Orthopedic Hospital, a hospital owned by physicians of OrthoIndy, according to a report by the Indianapolis Star.
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Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will end the first phase of a $1 billion campus renovation with the opening of its orthopedic building this month, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
Designating a nurse as the single point of contact for all orthopedics patients has reduced the length of stay for orthopedics at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Kan., according to a report by the Kansas City Star.
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The new Methodist West Hospital in West Des Moines, Iowa, focuses on orthopedics and features a variety state-of-the-art elements, according to a report by its parent organization, Iowa Health.
The Cleveland Clinic's Orthopaedic and Rheumatologic Institute has added two orthopedic surgeons, Kenneth A. Greene, MD, and Joseph B. Scarcella, MD, according to the Sun.