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.
Orthopedics
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.
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Hospital for Special Surgery is opening another sports medicine facility in New York City.
BridgeHealth added Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital to its Surgical Centers of Excellence program.
For the 10th year in a row, Hospital for Special Surgery took the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals for Orthopedics 2019-20 rankings.
Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System's St. Elizabeth Campus was named a Center of Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery, according to the Oneida Daily Dispatch.
Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital now owns a robotic-guidance and navigation system that helps surgeons perform minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery with better accuracy and precision, according to AZoRobotics.