Orthopedic

Few care delivery models have won over consumers, physicians and payers as decisively as the ASC. With lower costs, higher patient satisfaction and higher-acuity procedures migrating from hospitals, surgery centers are positioned for sustained growth. Much of that growth depends…

DePuy Synthes’ hardware can be found in a huge share of the orthopedic and trauma procedures done in the U.S. every year, which means a change in ownership could have real downstream implications for physicians. Here’s why:

OrthoAtlanta opened its newest outpatient location in Locust Grove, Ga. The office provides orthopedic and sports medicine services, on-site imaging, same-day appointments, and physical medicine and rehabilitation services, according to a Sept. 10 news release. The location is part of…

For many patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), clinical management reaches a frustrating plateau. Having an inadequate response to conservative modalities including physical therapy, NSAIDs, and injections these patients can find themselves trapped in a treatment gap: conservative therapies aren’t…

Woodside Health has acquired Nansemond River Medical Center, a 33,000-square-foot medical outpatient building in Suffolk, Va., according to an Aug. 26 news release. The property is anchored by Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Center and houses multiple specialty clinical tenants. The…

The federal NOPAIN Act (Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation Act), which took effect Jan. 1, 2025, created a separate Medicare reimbursement pathway for qualifying non-opioid pain management therapies in ASCs and HOPDs.  For orthopedic providers, the legislation expands access…

The career path decision is not getting any easier for physicians.  Independent practice. Hospital employment. Private equity partnership. ASC ownership. For physicians, choosing a path has never come with more options.  Three physicians who have been through the decision shared…

George Paletta, MD, who spent about 20 years as the St. Louis Cardinals’ team physician, is suing Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy over $182,500 in unpaid compensation, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a summons filed July 23 in St. Louis…

A 79,500-square-foot orthopedic ASC and medical office building opened in Waltham, Mass., in June 2026, becoming the largest facility of its kind in Greater Boston by total footprint. According to a June 30 news release shared with Becker’s, the center…

Ortho Rhode Island began offering Mako SmartRobotics for reverse shoulder replacements at the Ortho RI Surgery Center, becoming the first in the state to do so, according to a Feb. 2 news release shared with Becker’s.  The ASC is one…