Owensboro, Ky.-based Advanced Center for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine is planning a move to a new location in the same city, NBC affiliate WFIE reported May 6.

Rockville, Md.-based National Spine & Pain Centers has added Dallas Pain Consultants to its portfolio, increasing its network to more than 130 locations in 13 states, according to a May 5 news release from National Spine & Pain Centers.

The Joint Commission recognizes excellence in care at healthcare facilities. In 2022, the organization handed out multiple nods for spine and orthopedic care.

Hartford Healthcare St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., earned advanced certification in spine surgery from The Joint Commission.

Tim Smith, CEO of Columbus, Ohio-based Orthopedic ONE, is retiring, and his successor was promoted from inside the practice.

The Back Space will launch two locations in the Orlando area in Florida following a pilot program for retail spine care.

EmergeOrtho Wilmington (N.C.) named Zachary Welch as its new executive director.

Boca Raton, Fla.-based Orthopaedic Surgery Associates will open an office in Boynton Beach, Fla., on May 2.

Phoenix-based Banner Health broke ground on a $54 million sports medicine facility in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Multiple specialty orthopedic hospitals have plans to open in the next few years, and the sum of these projects is about $506 million.

Donald Brelsford was named CFO of Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho.

From surgical pioneering to facility expansions, here are seven stories related to New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery that Becker's has covered in 2022:

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery expanded its Long Island location in Uniondale, N.Y.

SSM Health Medical Group in Jefferson City, Mo., is one of the few hospitals in the country offering the ReActiv8 procedure to treat chronic back pain, local CBS affiliate KRCG reported April 21.

Orthopedic Associates of Central Texas recently joined St. Louis-based Ascension Medical Group's network. 

The Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic opened its remodeled location in Thomasville, Ga. 

Rochester, N.Y.-based OrthoLazer will open eight centers in Massachusetts over the next few years.

Barrow Neurological Institute has opened a five-story neuroscience facility on the Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center campus in Phoenix.

Assure Holdings has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for intraoperative neuromonitoring services with Conductiv, a secondary group purchasing organization focused on purchased services and IT systems.

MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., has been 99.9 percent opiate-free for six years.