Multiple specialty orthopedic hospitals have plans to open in the next few years, and the sum of these projects is about $506 million.

Donald Brelsford was named CFO of Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho.

From surgical pioneering to facility expansions, here are seven stories related to New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery that Becker's has covered in 2022:

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery expanded its Long Island location in Uniondale, N.Y.

SSM Health Medical Group in Jefferson City, Mo., is one of the few hospitals in the country offering the ReActiv8 procedure to treat chronic back pain, local CBS affiliate KRCG reported April 21.

Orthopedic Associates of Central Texas recently joined St. Louis-based Ascension Medical Group's network. 

The Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic opened its remodeled location in Thomasville, Ga. 

Rochester, N.Y.-based OrthoLazer will open eight centers in Massachusetts over the next few years.

Barrow Neurological Institute has opened a five-story neuroscience facility on the Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center campus in Phoenix.

Assure Holdings has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for intraoperative neuromonitoring services with Conductiv, a secondary group purchasing organization focused on purchased services and IT systems.

MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., has been 99.9 percent opiate-free for six years.

Inspired Spine, with locations in Burnsville, Alexandria and Crookston, Minn., plans to open nationwide facilities in California and Texas in the next year, according to an April 13 news release.

Skokie, Ill.-based NorthShore Orthopaedic & Spine Institute added eight operating rooms.

From managing your finances to building your referral base and choosing the right place to practice, the challenges for new spine surgeons are many.

Montgomery-based Alabama Orthopaedic Specialists will join Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Clinic starting June 1, ABC affiliate WTVM reported April 13.

This year's annual report on the "Top Threats to Patient Safety" by the independent nonprofit research group Emergency Care Research Institute is valuable as always for the attention it draws to specific challenges facing our healthcare system. The 2022 list includes shortages and other stressors on healthcare professionals, international supply chain disruptions, suboptimal tech systems, and a resurfacing of perennial issues from past ECRI reports like inadequate sterilization systems.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has launched an initiative that lets surgical patients recover in an apartment nearby the hospital.

Brentwood, Tenn.-based IMAC Holdings' shares spiked 36 percent to $1.36 on April 7 after the company said it completed its pilot program that provides spine care at clinics in Walmart locations, according to Market Watch.

The Chicago Center for Orthopedics at Weiss Memorial Hospital opened its doors April 6.

Reno (Nev.) Orthopedic Center opened its expanded musculoskeletal campus, Healthcare Design Magazine reported April 7.