Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb, Ill., has announced the launch of the Spine Center, a new program offering patients comprehensive spine care.

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Six spine surgeons talk about the biggest challenges for spine surgeons in terms of healthcare reform.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, John D. Newman will give a presentation titled "Recovery Care Services in Orthopedic and Spine ASCs."

Fred Scialabba, MD, and James Greenspan, MD, of Glen Falls (N.Y.) Hospital Neurosurgery and Spine, have teamed with the Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center Hospital, according to a report by The Business Review.

Mission Health, Asheville, N.C.-based health system, has announced the opening of Mission Spine & Back Pain Center in Asheville.

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, is the president of Orthopaedic and Spine Center in Newport News, Va. He also serves as the chief of surgery at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News. Here he discusses how his family's background in carpentry shaped his career path, his excitement for developments in minimally invasive surgery and how the Baby Boomers will affect healthcare.

Indiana device companies are looking for ways to absorb revenue reductions resulting from the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax since they will not be able to pass the costs on to hospital customers, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.

Lewisville, Texas-based Orthofix International's gross profits dipped in the first quarter, down 17 percent from 2012's first quarter due to substantial declines in spine and orthopedic implant sales.

American Spine has announced that Malini Narayanan, MD, Charles Winters, MD, and Said Osman, MD, will begin practicing at its Waldorf, Md., location.