Orthopedics

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.

Nine hospitals were recognized by the UPMC Health Plan Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Surgery Center of Excellence program, a newly created distinction from the UPMC Health Plan Services Division.

Johnny Presley, owner of Celina, Tenn.-based Cumberland River Hospital, is attempting to buy Jamestown (Tenn.) Regional Hospital for $1 million, the Herald-Citizen reports.

UPMC Health Plan recognized Butler (Pa.) Memorial Hospital as a UPMC Health Plan Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Center of Excellence, ButlerRadio.com reports.

Franklin Health Orthopedics formed a service partnership with Maine Medical Partners Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, the Sun Journal reports.

Hospital for Special Surgery is opening another sports medicine facility in New York City.