Kennewick, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopedic and Sports Medicine plans to join Kadlec Clinic in Richland, Was., next month, according to a report from the Tri-City Herald.
Here are five key notes:
1. Northwest Orthopedic and Sports Medicine will officially join Kadlec Clinic on April 1.
2. The orthopedic practice has 11 physicians and three locations, including the Tri-City Regional Surgery Center in Richland, Wash.
3. Northwest Orthopedic and Sports Medicine is part of Proliance Surgeons, which includes more than 200 physicians and 100 centers in Washington.
4. The physician group includes specialists in sports medicine, orthopedic trauma, spine surgery, joint replacement and extremities care. The group has a conservative approach to surgery.
5. Kadlec Clinic opened in 1944 and is now a not-for-profit corporation focused on providing healthcare.