Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Fla., is furloughing more than 388 employees and cutting senior administrators' pay to push through the challenging financial period caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. By Alan Condon - 4/7/20

Leawood, Kan.-based Muve Health, a value-based outpatient total joint replacement provider, recently opened its first facility in Philadelphia. By Alan Condon - 4/6/20

The Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance's 506 employees have been sidelined since March 23, when Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order barring nonessential procedures during the COVID-19 crisis, Nashville Business Journal reports. By Angie Stewart - 4/6/20

Boston-based New England Baptist Hospital recently transitioned into a facility to treat non-coronavirus patients, the Boston Herald reports. By Alan Condon - 4/6/20

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is releasing a SARS-CoV-2 antibody test it expects will be available in a few weeks. By Eric Oliver - 4/6/20

The Spine and Orthopedic Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., is using telemedicine to continue seeing patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Santa Barbara News-Press reports. By Eric Oliver - 4/6/20

Hinsdale (Ill.) Orthopaedic Associates merged with Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute on April 3. By Alan Condon - 4/3/20

Scientists at the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., are focusing on developing a quicker and more efficient way to test people for the novel coronavirus. By Alan Condon - 4/2/20

Appalachian Orthopedics in Bristol, Tenn., decided to keep its practice open to offer orthopedic urgent care during the COVID-19 pandemic. By Laura Dyrda - 4/2/20

Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio's clinics are still open, but misinformation and a state order have dampened patient volumes, according to the San Antonio Express-News. By Angie Stewart - 4/1/20

Nurses from the joint replacement unit at Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center are moving to treat COVID-19 patients, reports the Arizona Daily Sun. By Alan Condon - 4/1/20

Cincinnati-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is still open but is making changes after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine banned elective surgeries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier. By Laura Dyrda - 4/1/20

The Joint Commission is supporting the use of face masks and respirators brought from home for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic when FDA-approved personal protective equipment is unavailable. By Alan Condon - 3/31/20

O'Fallon, Mo.-based Mercy has adjusted operations and aims to make visits virtual for 95 percent of patients at its Arkansas hospitals and clinics, according to CBS affiliate KFSM-TV. By Angie Stewart - 3/31/20

Fairbanks, Alaska, recently saw a significant spike in new COVID-19 cases, according to the Anchorage Daily News. By Alan Condon - 3/31/20

A 23-year-old man was arrested on March 26 after police said he attacked a woman in the parking lot of the Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Specialty Surgery in Oklahoma City, reports KFOR. By Alan Condon - 3/31/20

OrthoArizona, based in Phoenix, is halting elective surgeries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. By Laura Dyrda - 3/31/20

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute transitioned to telemedicine to connect with patients and review imaging after CMS expanded the range of services that can be provided through the technology. By Alan Condon - 3/30/20

Lehigh Valley Physician Group in Allentown, Pa., is the most recent example of physician groups furloughing staff and turning to telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from cut . By Laura Dyrda - 3/30/20

CMS expanded the range of services that telemedicine can provide in a March 17 ruling, enabling physicians to see more patients through virtual appointments and ease the burden on emergency rooms and urgent care centers during the coronavirus pandemic. By Alan Condon - 3/27/20