UnityPoint Health — Trinity Bettendorf (Iowa) will open a new pain management center on May 23, according to a Quad-Cities Online report.

Southwest Spine and Pain Center announced plans to open a fourth location in Logan, Utah and add Brian Richardson, MD, to its staff to open and run the new location.

Evalina Burger, MD, is a senior orthopedic spine surgeon at The Spine Center at University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora and associate professor of orthopedics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is affiliated with Scoliosis Research Society, North American Spine Society and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Coastal Orthopedics, based in Bradenton, Fla., is seeking approval from the city of Bradenton to build a 55,000-square-foot medical complex focusing on sports medicine and pain management, according to a Bradenton Herald report.

Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y., announced the extension of the enrollment period for a total knee replacement pain management clinical trial.

The Florida Pain Network announced that Community Wellness Center of SW Florida in Lehigh Acres, Fla., has joined the network.

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

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Lisa Rock will give a presentation titled "Tough Coding & Billing Issues for Pain Management."

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened a 30-day public comment period before conducting a draft of the National Coverage Determination for the mild procedure, and the American Society for Interventional Pain Physicians has sent a comment letter.

Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville, Ky., is opening its Muhlenberg Pain Management Center on April 30, according to a SurfKY News report.