Zachary Smith, MD, recently left Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital to join the neurosurgery department and robotic spine surgery team at Oklahoma City-based OU Medicine.

Surgeons at Whitefish, Mont.-based North Valley Hospital have logged 85 surgeries with the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology, NBC Montana reports.

Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph (Mo.) recently surpassed 100 robotic surgeries with the Medtronic's Mazor X, reports News Press Now.

Winnsboro, La.-based Franklin Medical Center plans to purchase a cautery unit and a surgical robot for orthopedic procedures, The Franklin Sun reports.

Lafayette (La.) Surgical Specialty Hospital launched a robotics-assisted joint replacement program, local outlet News15 reports.

Federal Way, Wash.-based St. Francis Hospital recently added robotic spine surgery to its list of services, reports P&T Community.

Oklahoma City-based OU Medical Center is now offering robotic-assisted spine surgery, reports OU Daily.

Olympia, Wash.-based Capital Medical Center recently installed the Mako robotic system for hip and knee replacements, reports Thurston Talk.

Johnson & Johnson affiliate Ethicon kept most of its robotic surgical tool patent after Intuitive Surgical attempted to get it thrown out, Mass Device reports.

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Orthopedic surgeon John Daniels, MD, is offering robotic-assisted joint replacements with Stryker's Mako system.

Dudley Private Hospital is acquiring a $1 million ROSA robotic surgical assistant for total knee replacement surgery, Central Western Daily reports.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is reportedly the first hospital in the state to purchase an ExcelsiusGPS robotic system for spine surgery, reports NBC affiliate KARK.

Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health installed the Rosa Knee System to assist surgeons with knee replacement procedures, local ABC affiliate KOTA reports.

Houston-based INOV8 Surgical is reportedly the first facility in Texas to acquire a TSolution One robotic system for total knee replacements.

Jacksonville, N.C.-based Onslow Memorial Hospital is now offering spinal surgery with the Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance system, according to WCTI NewsChannel 12.

Midland (Texas) Health now owns a Mazor X Stealth robotic navigation system along with two DaVinci robots, according to the Midland Reporter-Telegram.

Manassas, Va.-based Novant Health UVA Prince William Medical Center installed Stryker's Mako System to assist with total and partial knee replacements, the Potomac Local reports.

San Ramon (Calif.) Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the Bay Area to purchase an ExcelsiusGPS system for spine surgery, the Danville SanRamon reports.