Moscow, Idaho-based Gritman Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of approval for total hip and total knee replacements, according to an Oct. 28 report from the Daily Fly. 

Wayne Weil, MD, has been appointed chief of orthopedic surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colo., according to an Oct. 27 post on LinkedIn. 

Surgeons at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. are using augmented reality to aid in hip replacement procedures, according to an Oct. 26 report ABC7 Eyewitness News.

Healthgrades shared its lists for excellence in specialty care, including orthopedics. Here are the hospitals recognized for orthopedic surgery the last three years in a row:

The annual revenue of Phoenix-based orthopedic management company HOPCo is approaching $1 billion as it continues to grow nationwide with added physicians, health systems and payers, according to an Oct. 26 report from the Phoenix Business Journal.

Iowa City, Iowa-based Steindler Orthopedics has filed a motion in court requesting that a judge force Mercy Hospital Iowa City to move forward with a $29 million asset sale following its bankruptcy announcement, alleging that Mercy's delay of the sale is harming hospital operations and scaring away patients and providers, according to an Oct. 26 report from The Gazette.

Eighty-two percent of orthopedic surgeons have been named as a sole or co-defendant in a malpractice lawsuit at some point in their careers, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Malpractice Report," published Oct. 26. 

Phoenix-based OrthoArizona, which employs 70 musculoskeletal specialists, has expanded its total joint service line with the addition of Robert Burnham Jr., MD. 

Healthgrades has named its top 100 orthopedic and top 100 spine care hospitals for 2024, with just 29 hospitals being named to both lists. 

Every year, Healthgrades names the top 100 hospitals for orthopedic care nationwide. Twenty-nine new hospitals that did not make 2023's list have joined the list of top hospitals for 2024.

Healthgrades has released its list of the top 100 hospitals for joint replacement in 2024. 

Megan E. Johnson, MD, has been designated as the new program director for the Dorothy & Bryant Edwards Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis at Dallas-based Scottish Rite for Children. The fellowship boasts almost 200 surgeon alumni and is among the nation's largest and longest-standing. 

Orthopedic developer OrthoPediatrics has partnered with Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Hospital to improve development and commercialization of pediatric medical devices, according to an Oct. 23 report from Inside Indiana Business.

Healthgrades named the 100 best hospitals for orthopedic surgery in 2024, honoring hospitals with superior patient outcomes in back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, hip fracture treatment, hip replacement and total knee replacement. 

Johnson & Johnson MedTech executive vice president and worldwide chair is stepping down, the company said Oct. 23.

Five states — Idaho, Illinois, Georgia, Washington and South Carolina — are the most underserved when it comes to orthopedic care, with fewer than three orthopedic surgeons per every 100,000 residents. 

While California has the most orthopedic surgeons of any state according to 2023 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, New Hampshire has the most orthopedic surgeons per capita. Idaho has the fewest. 

The Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee has added orthopedic surgeon Preet Gurusamy, MD, according to an Oct. 20 report from the Williamson Herald.

Medicine has become the next big investment for several non-healthcare entities. 

LeBron James, forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, has been named the highest paid NBA player of 2023, with a $117.6 million contract, according to an Oct. 20 report from Forbes.