Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain & Spine has opened its sixth patient office in Springboro, Ohio, according to a May 21 press release sent to Becker's. 

Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho opened a new orthopedic urgent care and physical therapy location in Mebane, N.C., the practice said May 20.

Four health systems and orthopedic providers have relocated to new, larger offices thus far in 2024: 

Since the beginning of April, three healthcare centers have opened or announced new facilities specifically for spine care.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based West Boca Medical Center is set to open the Boca Center for Orthopedic and Spine Care in Parkland, Fla., according to a May 16 report from Tap Into Parkland.

Southlake-based Spine Team Texas promoted Vice President of Clinic Operations Justin Keller to COO.

Birmingham-based OrthoAlabama opened a satellite clinic in Pell City, Ala.

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute – Sports Medicine has relocated its Buford, Ga. office to a new location. 

Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has created the Mansfield-based Massachusetts Complex Spine Clinic to expand access to its spine team. 

Certificate-of-need requirements in certain states are posing physician recruitment challenges for single-specialty surgery centers, Janet Carlson, Executive Director of ASCs at Commonwealth Pain & Spine, said.

Freehold, N.J.-based Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute is expanding services in Belmar, N.J., the practice said in a May 14 news release.

California, Florida and Georgia have the most top-rated ASCs for spine and orthopedics by U.S. News and World Report. 

Orthopedic physician groups were among specialties with a higher volume of merger and acquisition deals in 2023, according to VMG Health's 2024 Healthcare M&A Report.

Three orthopedic practice mergers were announced so far in 2023, and two of them are in Florida.

St. Louis-based Ascension confirmed a ransomware attack that happened May 8, the health system said May 11.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has opened the new UH Amherst (Ohio) Health Center, creating a central hub for comprehensive orthopedic care, according to a May 9 report from The Morning Journal. 

Podiatrist Colin Graney, DPM, closed his practice, and Madison-based Orthopedic and Spine Center of Wisconsin will take over his patients' care.

Dallas, Texas-based Steward Health Care is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Medical Properties Trust will pour in millions of dollars to support operations at existing hospitals and clinics.

Rite Aid and Walmart Health, which both had aspirations to transform traditional healthcare, have struggled with financial challenges and business models. Rite Aid closed multiple locations, while Walmart Health closed entirely.

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Atlantis Orthopedics chose eClinicalWorks as its EHR service.