Akron, Ohio-based Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center plans to open a $100 million hospital for orthopedic, reconstructive and plastic surgery in the fall.

Farzin Kabaei, MD, opened his new practice, Los Angeles-based Robotic Hip and Knee Replacement LA.

Kankakee, Ill.-based Riverside Healthcare became the first hospital in the state to offer augmented reality-assisted spine surgery, the Daily Journal reported March 8.

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Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone and Joint Institute added Inbar Kirson, MD, and Lynn Gettleman Chehab, MD, to its OrthoHealth weight management program.

West Columbia, S.C.-based Lexington Medical Center will open a community medical center in Columbia, S.C., on March 9, with many specialty practices opening soon after, NBC affiliate WIS reports.

Greenwich, Conn.-based Spire Orthopedic Partners is a spine and orthopedics-focused practice management company that was established in 2020.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC is opening an orthopedic practice in Harrisburg, Pa., on April 1.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected physicians in a number of ways, according to Medscape's "Orthopedist Burnout & Happiness Report 2021."

OrthoVirginia, a 114-physician group in Richmond, has been affected by a cybersecurity attack, ABC affiliate 8News reported March 5.

Steindler Orthopedic Clinic, a 17-physician group in Iowa City, said it is purchasing a 35-acre property to expand its presence in Iowa, the Iowa City Press-Citizen reports.

Martins Ferry-based East Ohio Regional Hospital reopened its outpatient rehabilitation and sports medicine services, local news affiliate WTRF reported March 3.

Orlando (Fla.) Health named longtime executive Carlos Carrasco to lead the still-in-development Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, the health system announced March 2.

Harrison-based Brain and Spine Surgeons of New York added seven physicians to its practice and brought in several specialists, the Rye Daily Voice reported.

U.S. Orthopaedic Partners acquired Jackson Anesthesia Pain Centers and Oxford Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, the platform announced March 2.

Orlando-based UCF Lake Nona Medical Center in Orlando, a $175 million facility with inpatient and outpatient spine and orthopedic surgery, opened March 1.

Grafton, N.D.-based Unity Medical Center opened a $20 million expansion that bolstered orthopedics, among other specialty services, the Grand Forks Herald reports.

The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics in Bethesda, Md., is installing a Surgimate Practice platform to facilitate surgical scheduling across its 28 divisions in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

When cost-sharing is waived for patients using bundled payment programs for spinal fusion and total joint replacement, surgery costs can decrease by an average of $4,229, or 10.7 percent, according to a study by nonprofit organization Rand Corp.

Over the past two years, Addison, Texas-based MpowerHealth has invested more than $7 million to develop data analytics and information technology to support clinically integrated networks in Texas, Ohio and Georgia, among other states.