Since January, hospitals and health systems have banked on partnerships and multimillion-dollar initiatives to bolster spine and orthopedic care.

West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla., is opening a dedicated center for spine and orthopedic care.

Iowa City-based Steindler Orthopedic Clinic is partnering with Mercy Iowa City for orthopedic care, the practice said Feb. 7.

Spire Orthopedic Partners, a management services organization, added two more practices in its first 2022 deal.

Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery began using a mobile service to help patients with an acute or chronic spine condition, Long Island Press reported Feb. 7.

UNC Health Blue Ridge's spine center in Morganton, N.C., has been awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of approval, The News Herald reported Feb. 3.

Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center acquired a controlling interest in The Spine Hospital of Louisiana, The Advocate reported Feb. 4.

Greenwich, Conn.-based Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists opened an office in Wilton, Conn., Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals reported Feb. 4. 

Springfield (Ill.) Clinic has closed several facilities Feb. 3 because of winter weather hitting the region, including spine, orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery clinics, according to ABC affiliate New Channel 20.

U.S. Orthopedic Alliance is now using Highmark Interactive's EQ remote monitoring platform.

Endoscopic spine surgery, enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and robotic platforms are among the procedures and technologies that spine surgeons across the country are integrating into their practice this year.

Danbury-based OrthoConnecticut relocated its Ridgefield office, according to a Feb. 2 news release shared in Hamlet Hub.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Orthopedic Institute hired three surgeons, the practice said Feb. 2.

A four-physician practice joined Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health.

Manhattan Beach, Calif.-based Beach Cities Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, an affiliate of American Orthopedic Partners, added Chris Mellano, MD.

Texas Spine & Joint Hospital's outpatient MRI facility in Longview will need to be repaired after a fire early Feb. 1.

Cincinnati-based Mayfield Brain and Spine hired Lynda Groh, MD, a pain medicine specialist.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute teamed up with POV Sports Marketing to help manage and grow the practice's sports partnerships.

In the last 30 days, construction was completed or announced for four multimillion-dollar spine and orthopedic projects at hospitals.

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute became the largest orthopedic practice in the state in 2021 after merging with MD Healthcare Partners in 2019, Business Observer reported Jan. 24.