Los Alamos (N.M.) Medical Center has tapped orthopedic surgeon Ronald Wheeler, MD, to provide care at the newly established Los Alamos Orthopedics & Sports Medicine clinic, according to an Aug. 28 report from the Los Alamos Daily Post.

Bethwel Raore, MD, overcame several challenges in 2020 to start his own practice — Columbus, Ga.-based APEX Spine & Neurosurgery.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based The Center for Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics plans to build a new two-story, 38,000-square-foot facility, according to an Aug. 25 report from the Chattanoogan.com.

York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health is relocating and expanding its orthopedic services in Hanover, Pa. 

From Medicare pay cuts to inflation, spine and orthopedic leaders are constantly thinking about how to stay on top of the next financial challenge that comes their way.

Irvine, Calif.-based South County Orthopedic Specialists partnered with Switchboard, MD to streamline its call center operations, according to an Aug. 26 news release.

Philadelphia-based Penn Spine & Orthopedics added minimally invasive laser techniques, according to an Aug. 22 news release.

Spokane, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists is opening a second practice, according to an Aug. 20 report from The Spokesman-Review.

Parkview Health and Ortho NorthEast, both based in Fort Wayne, Ind., have broken ground on a facility in Warsaw, Ind., that will house an orthopedic ASC, according to an Aug. 20 report from Fox 55.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Axis Brain and Back Institute has opened a new surgery center on its Southlake campus specializing in microsurgical techniques for neck and back pain. 

El Paso (Texas) Orthopaedic Surgery Group opened its newly renovated orthopedic facility, according to an Aug. 17 report by KTSM.

Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain and Spine has broken ground on an ASC in New Albany, Ind., according to an Aug. 12 report from Louisville Business First.

Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Group is launching a new care clinic, CRMG Orthopedics & Surgical Specialists, according to an Aug. 15 report from Cap City News.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Apex Orthopaedics Spine & Neurology is expanding its care offerings into Raleigh, N.C. 

Here are seven orthopedic practice openings, acquisitions and partnerships in the Midwest that Becker's has reported on since July 15:

Los Angeles-based Commons Clinic partnered with DeepScribe, an artificial intelligence-based documentation company, according to an Aug. 13 news release.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Watauga Orthopaedics and Greeneville, Tenn.-based Tusculum University have partnered to open an on-campus walk-in orthopedic clinic. 

Here are four developments from Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co. and its practices so far in 2024.

United Musculoskeletal Partners named David McIntosh as CEO of its Georgia market, according to a LinkedIn post.

Billing is one of the more time-consuming tasks for spine surgeons and their practices. While some groups outsource their billing, others prefer the control keeping it in-house provides.