Savannah, Ga.-based Optim Orthopedics has merged with Brunswick, Ga.-based Southern Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, effective Nov. 1, according to an Oct. 10 report from The Brunswick News. 

Here are three orthopedic groups opening new practices in the Midwest, as reported by Becker's since Sept. 26:

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett has redeveloped its orthopedic trauma service program. 

Affinity Orthopaedic has proposed a $25,060,451 ambulatory care center in Birmingham, Ala., according to an Oct. 7 report from ABC affiliate 3340 News.

Orthopedic management services organization OrthoAlliance has opened two satellite offices in Zanesville and Gahanna, Ohio. 

Although private equity is a debated topic in orthopedic private practice, some leaders believe it can be a viable option as long as the right people are involved.

Here are seven orthopedic practices that opened in the Northeast during the third quarter of 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Mercy Springfield (Mo.) has opened its first orthopedic walk-in clinic on the hospital system’s main campus, according to an Oct. 3 report from the Springfield Daily Citizen.

Moving spine cases to the ASC takes time, and hospitals and health systems need to strategize to get on the ground floor, said April Ernst, chief operating officer at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute.

Eleven orthopedic groups in Wisconsin, in partnership with Surgery Partners and Hyde Park Capital, formed Midwest Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Alliance.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and Westport, Conn.-based Stamford Health have cut the ribbon on a 10,000-square-foot regional outpatient center in Westport.

Freehold, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics has opened its seventh location in Middletown, N.J. 

Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho is updating patients on office hours and any effects on operations in the wake of Hurricane Helene, the group said in a Sept. 29 LinkedIn post. 

Albany, N.Y.-based Bone & Joint Center promoted director of operations Tracy Lis to chief operating officer.

Declining CMS rates have been a concern among physicians across the board, and spine surgeons are thinking about implications for the future of patient care as well as strategies to stay afloat. 

Grand Rapids Township, Mich.-based Corewell Health is opening a new $85 million orthopedic center in October, according to a Sept. 26 report from M Live.

Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain and Spine has broken ground on an ASC in Elizabethtown, Ky., according to a Sept. 26 report from The News-Enterprise.

Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic Bee Cave has added orthopedic sports and musculoskeletal medicine services, according to a Sept. 25 report from Community Impact.

David Fitzgerald, CEO of OrthoNY in Albany, is excited about the potential that strong partners can bring to independent physician practices.

Archbold Medical Group is opening a new orthopedic surgery practice in Thomasville, Ga., according to a Sept. 23 report from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise.