Harbor House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hingham, Mass., announced it will open a new, dedicated short-term orthopedic unit on June 11.

OhioHealth in Columbus has plans to open an outpatient center in Hilliard, Ohio, that will offer a wide-range of services including orthopedic care and hand therapy, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.

Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based Summit Medical Group has added Rajesh Rao, MD, pain management specialist, to its group, according to a New Jersey Today report.  

Auburn-based Maine Spinecare announced the addition of Matthew McLaughlin, MD, a pain management and spinal disorders specialist, to its medical staff.

Benedict F. Figuerres, MD, will offer an outreach orthopedic clinic through Memorial Health System Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Kan., according to a Memorial press release.

The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center announced that its department of orthopedics and rehabilitation has been ranked Number 1 in the nation in National Institutes of Health funding for orthopedic research, according to data released by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Nameer R. Haider, MD, is the director of interventional pain management at the Minimally Invasive Pain Institute in Washington, D.C. He is board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine.

Tri-County Health Care in Wadena, Minn., has announced the addition of Thomas Kowalkowski, DO, an interventional pain and sports medicine specialist, to its medical staff.    

The West Anaheim Medical Center in California opened its new spinal program, according to OC Metro.

Jonathan Pedrick, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, has joined OhioHealth.