Columbia (Mo.) Orthopaedic Group added podiatry on Jan. 1 when Robert "Scott" Foster, DPM, joined the practice.

The Brain and Spine Institute at UConn Health in West Hartford is gradually opening its new building in Farmington, Conn. 

Woodbury, Minn.-based Summit Orthopedics is planning to begin construction on a new facility in Plymouth, Minn., at a formal Prudential Insurance campus, according to a Jan. 17 report from Finance & Commerce.

Yonkers, N.Y.-based Saint Joseph's Medical Center has added Southern Westchester Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and its orthopedic surgeons David Lent, MD, and Eric Spencer, MD, to its network, according to a Jan. 15 report from the Bronx Times.

Leawood-based Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute has named Gene Austin as CEO, succeeding Charles Rhoades, MD, Kansas City Business Journal reported Jan. 12.

Westfield, N.J.-based Genesis Orthopaedic and Spine has opened its fifth facility in Morristown, N.J., according to a Jan. 11 report from Tap Into Morristown.

Here are 10 orthopedic practice openings, acquisitions, mergers and partnerships that Becker's has reported on since Dec. 11:

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has acquired the Paducah-based Orthopedic Institute of Western Kentucky, according to a Jan. 10 report from NBC affiliate WPSD.

Orchard Park, N.Y.-based Excelsior Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine's expansions at its Buffalo (N.Y.) Surgery Center and Niagara Falls and Elma, N.Y., sites have boosted the system's revenue to over $100 million for the first time ever, according to a Jan. 9 report from Buffalo Business First. 

Jackson-based West Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic is rebranding as it hits its 50th anniversary, changing its name to West Tennessee Bone & Joint Institute, according to a Jan. 9 report from WNWS.

U.S. Orthopaedic Partners named Stephen Holtzclaw, MD, as its new CEO.

Rothman Orthopaedic Institute will lay off 5% of its workforce, a spokesperson for the Philadelphia-based practice told Becker's.

The Institute for Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine will merge with Orthopedic Center of Florida starting April 1.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has opened a state-of-the-art orthopedic suite at its Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, N.J.

Franklin-based Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee named John Reynolds as its new CEO, the Williamson Herald reported Jan. 5.

Lafayette-based Louisiana Orthopaedic Specialists is opening the system's first ASC.

Becker's reported about 11 data breaches affecting spine and orthopedic practices that happened in 2023.

Charleston-based West Virginia University Medicine Thomas Hospitals has opened the state's first full-service, comprehensive orthopedic hospital, according to a Jan. 3 report from Metro News. 

Gunnison (Colo.) Valley Health is in talks to acquire ownership of some of Vail-Summit Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery's locations, a spokesperson for the practice told Becker's.

East Providence, R.I.-based University Orthopedics has added family-owned practice Cranston, R.I.-based Orthopaedic Associates to its network of facilities.