Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Medical Center opened its new orthopedic clinic, local news affiliate 7 News reported Feb. 7.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health and Tulsa, Okla.-based Ascension St. John plan to build a second joint venture rehabilitation hospital in Owasso, Okla., Tulsa World reports.

Reno-based Spine Nevada and Swift Urgent Clinic partnered with Reno Sportsdome, a 120,000-square-foot sports complex that will open in the fall, Nevada Business reports.

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute relocated an office to a larger space in Hamilton Township, N.J., according to a Feb. 3 announcement.

Children's National Hospital has performed the region's first anterior vertebral body tethering surgery for a child in the Washington, D.C., area.

Michael West, CEO of Rothman Orthopaedic Institute in Philadelphia, will retire March 31 after 22 years with the practice.

Columbus, Ohio-based OrthoNeuro is opening an office with a physical therapy clinic on the Dublin campus of Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Marwan Shuayto, MD, plans to transform a former church in Port Huron, Mich., into a surgery center where he will relocate his practice, the Times Herald reports.

An indoor sports complex under construction in New Berlin, Wis., will bear Pewaukee-based Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin's name, according to a Feb. 3 report from BizTimes Milwaukee.

In the past month, Becker's has reported on four CEO moves at orthopedic and spine-focused practices and health systems:

Four spine and orthopedic specialty hospitals broke ground or have been announced in the last four months:

Workers are expected to break ground this month on a $35 million orthopedic spine hospital in Bossier City, La., ABC affiliate KTBS reports.

Spine surgeon David Holte, MD, has stepped down as president of the board of directors of Twin Cities Orthopedics after 19 years in the role, according to a Feb. 1 news release.

Hospital for Special Surgery celebrated one year since opening its 60,000-square-foot facility in West Palm Beach in January 2020.

Centre County, Pa.-based Backcountry Spine & Sports held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its first anniversary, local CBS affiliate WTAJ reported.

Morristown, N.J.-based Altair Health, a physician-managed health system focused on spine care, appointed Mark Farrington CEO.

Private equity firm Trivest Partners invested in Lexington, Ky.-based Bluegrass Orthopaedics, creating a nationally focused orthopedic management services organization.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions on Jan. 26 teamed with private equity-backed U.S. Orthopedic Alliance to support growth initiatives with orthopedic practices nationwide.

Norwood, Ohio-based Mayfield Brain & Spine is seeking a CEO after former CEO Mike Farrington left the practice for an undisclosed healthcare opportunity in New Jersey on Jan. 22, Hunt Scanlon Media reports.

Minneapolis-based Twin Cities Orthopedics would be included in a proposed medical office building development in Brooklyn Park, Minn., according to a Jan. 24 report from CCX News.