Peoria, Ill.-based Great Plains Orthopedics is expanding its practice to OSF HealthCare's St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg, Ill., The Register-Mail reported March 25.

Providence-based Ortho Rhode Island opened a new $33 million facility, according to a March 25 report from the Warwick Beacon.

Here are three spine and orthopedic hospitals costing at least $100 million that opened or were announced over the past six months:

Concord (N.H.) Orthopaedics and Plymouth (N.H.) Orthopedics & Sports Medicine partnered to expand services, according to a March 22 report from The Laconia Daily Sun.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute will bring its surgeons and medical technology to two New Jersey CarePoint Health hospitals in a five-year partnership, the organizations said March 23.

Founded in 2005, Phoenix-based The CORE Institute has grown into a prominent orthopedic practice in the nation. Here's what you should know about the practice in 2021:

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health will bring back orthopedic surgery after taking a hiatus for more than a year.

SCL Health acquired Butte-based Montana Orthopedics.

Lawrence Kirschenbaum, MD, and his practice will pay thousands of dollars to resolve claims they violated the Controlled Substances Act.

Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania signed a deal with Penn State Health in Hershey, Pa., to provide orthopedic services at two of the system's hospitals.

Here are seven things to know about Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina:

Phoenix-based The CORE Institute has relocated its Gilbert, Ariz., center to a new facility with 20,000 square feet of extra space, Community Impact Newspaper reported March 17.

Spectrum Orthopaedics-Auburn in Lewiston, Maine, has joined Central Maine Healthcare.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is opening an orthopedic practice near Newport, Pa., according to a March 16 report from pennlive.com.

The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, a nonprofit organization, has donated $35 million to New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery for the development of a 12-story tower that will specialize in spine surgery and joint replacement.

CHI Saint Joseph Health in Lexington, Ky., has welcomed three orthopedic specialists, including spine surgeon Vincent DePalma, DO, The Sentinel Echo reported March 13.

The Joint Commission has reaccredited Danville, Ky.-based Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center for spine surgery and total hip and knee replacement.

Michele Brinkman, chief operating officer of Albany-based OrthoNY since 2017, has been appointed interim CEO of the practice, the Albany Business Review reported March 12.

Becker's has reported on three spine centers that opened or have been announced in the past month:

Nonprofit health system St. Luke's has opened a spine center in Duluth, Minn.