The Children’s Hospital of Omaha has opened a new specialty pediatric clinic in Sioux City, Iowa, to treat children with serious and specified medical conditions local hospitals are not equipped to handle, Siouxland Public Media reported July 12. 

Houston Methodist Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has opened a new facility in Kingwood, Texas, CI Community Impact reported. 

Mayfield Brain and Spine Center plans to build a new facility with an ASC in Springboro, Ohio, according to a July 12 Journal-News report. 

An increasing number of independent orthopedic practices are seeking strategic partnerships with private equity firms and management services organizations as a way to steady the ship in the midst of a challenging economic environment. 

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery opened a location in Saddle River, N.J.

Practice management organization Novum Orthopedic Partners invested in Fort Worth-based North Texas Orthopedics & Spine Center.

Several multimillion-dollar orthopedic projects got under way in the first half of 2022.

Qasim Zaidi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in cervical and lumbar procedures, has joined St. Louis-based Signature Orthopedics, the practice said July 5.

Qasim Zaidi, MD, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in cervical and lumbar procedures, has joined St. Louis-based Signature Orthopedics, the practice said July 5.

Hospitals and independent practices are branching out spine and orthopedic care with new locations across the country in 2022.

South Bend (Ind.) Orthopaedics expanded its partnership with PatientIQ, an education and patient outcomes platform.

Daniel Elskens, MD, a neurosurgeon who allegedly performed unnecessary spine surgeries while practicing at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, Wash., is closing his practice at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio, according to the Sandusky Register.

Omaha-based OrthoNebraska was struck with a data breach that put some patient information at risk, Omaha World Herald reported June 30.

Rome (N.Y.) Health is partnering with Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists to expand access to joint replacements in the community, The Oneida Daily Dispatch reported July 1.

Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners partnered with Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, S.C., and local physicians to offer ENT, spine and orthopedic procedures, including robotic joint replacements, according to a June 27 news release.

The Back Company, a spine care franchise from Brentwood, Tenn.-based IMAC Holdings that launched in Walmart stores, reported more than 100 percent visit growth compared to the first quarter.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has opened an acute spine center at Sanford Bemidji (Minn.) Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center.

Bucks County Orthopedic Specialists opened a new location on the campus of Langhorne, Pa.-based St. Mary's Medical Center, Bucks County Herald reported June 23.

Los Angeles Orthopedic Surgery Specialists and Advanced Orthopedics expanded to its eighth location.

Berlin-based Central Vermont Medical Center opened an orthopedic clinic in Waterbury Center, Vt., Waterbury Roundabout reported June 22.