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.

A jury has awarded an $8.3 million verdict to the family of a woman who suffered brain damage during hip surgery because of an error with the anesthesia she was administered, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported April 6.

The Back Space, a retail spine care chain, plans to grow its presence at Walmart stores with at least 20 more locations in the next 12 months.

Bon Secours St. Francis opened a new medical campus in Simpsonville, S.C., and the facility plans to house an orthopedic office, Greenville Journal reported April 4.

OrthoBethesda (Md.) partnered with Shady Grove Orthopaedics in Rockville, Md., in its second deal this year.

Columbus, Ga.-based Hughston Clinic opened an office in Viera, Fla., Viera Voice reported March 31.

Beginning April 1, a chain of spinal health and wellness centers will begin popping up at Walmart stores, another key move in the retailer's push into the healthcare industry.