Declining CMS rates have been a concern among physicians across the board, and spine surgeons are thinking about implications for the future of patient care as well as strategies to stay afloat. 

Grand Rapids Township, Mich.-based Corewell Health is opening a new $85 million orthopedic center in October, according to a Sept. 26 report from M Live.

Louisville, Ky.-based Commonwealth Pain and Spine has broken ground on an ASC in Elizabethtown, Ky., according to a Sept. 26 report from The News-Enterprise.

Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic Bee Cave has added orthopedic sports and musculoskeletal medicine services, according to a Sept. 25 report from Community Impact.

David Fitzgerald, CEO of OrthoNY in Albany, is excited about the potential that strong partners can bring to independent physician practices.

Archbold Medical Group is opening a new orthopedic surgery practice in Thomasville, Ga., according to a Sept. 23 report from the Thomasville Times-Enterprise.

Newman-based Georgia Bone & Joint has held a ribbon cutting for its new LaGrange, Ga.-based facility, according to a Sept. 19 report from The LaGrange Daily News.

As walk-in and orthopedic urgent care facilities have gained traction at practices nationwide, Los Angeles-based UCLA Health has opened its own Santa Monica, Calif.-based facility. 

Some healthcare companies are dedicated to providing urgent care for a range of injuries. But more practices and health systems are capitalizing on in-house orthopedic-specific walk-in services.

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is opening a new hospital facility in Beaumont, Texas, that will expand orthopedic care in the region, according to a Sept. 17 report from the Dallas Business Journal.

Wayne, N.J.-based Academy Orthopedics, an affiliate of OrthoEast, is opening two new offices in Glen Ridge and West Orange, N.J., according to a Sept. 17 report from roi-nj.com. 

In the last seven days, two orthopedic practices alerted patients about data breaches. In both cases, sensitive data including names, medical information and Social Security numbers may have been accessed.

Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Exeter, N.H., notified patients of a data breach that was discovered in May.

WellSpan has broken ground on a 243,000-square-foot sports complex in York, Pa., according to a Sept. 12 report from the York Dispatch.

 The Hamilton, N.Y.-based Community Memorial Center for Orthopedics has opened a new office in New Hartford, N.Y., in the CNY Brain and Spine building.

Terre Haute-based Indiana Joint Replacement Institute's Naples, Fla. satellite location joined Fort Myers-based Orthopedic Center of Florida, which is part of Healthcare Outcomes Performance Co.

A strong sense of personal responsibility and taking care of staff has helped orthopedic surgeon David Bailie, MD, run a successful practice with a cash basis model.

Here are five orthopedic practice openings happening in the South that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 13:

Houston-based Fondren Orthopedic received a $25.6 million jury verdict in a breach of contract case against HCA Healthcare, the practice's attorneys said. 

Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic has opened a 23,600-square-foot facility in Greensboro, Ga., according to a Sept. 5 report from the Lake Oconee Breeze.