Two hospitals have added spine surgery programs in the past month:
Manhattan (Kan.) Surgical Hospital is offering spine and neurosurgery thanks to a partnership with Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Health. Matthew Wills, MD, and Michael Smith, MD, joined the hospital and are performing surgeries at its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center.
Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital has received initial certification for its spine surgery program, with Srikanth Deme, MD, serving as medical director. As the spine program is the hospital's third orthopedic program to be accredited by DNV, Midland Memorial Hospital and the Total Joint and Spine Center has been designated as an Orthopaedic Center of Excellence.