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28 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 3-group merger to create $144M spine, orthopedic and pain hospital By Alan Condon T hedaCare is merging with Appleton-based Hand to Shoulder Center of Wisconsin and Neenah, Wis.-based Neuroscience Group to form a spine, orthopedic and pain hospital in Apple- ton, reports Fox 11 News. Four things to know: 1. With the merger, Appleton-based ThedaCare plans to open a $144 million facility that will feature medical offices, a specialty surgery center and an orthopedic and spine hospital. 2. Demand for spine and orthopedic services is rising due to an aging population becoming more active in the state, ThedaCare executives told Fox 11 News. 3. The 230,000-square-foot facility will break ground in spring 2020 and open in late 2021. 4. The hospital will create around 75 healthcare posi- tions and 200 construction jobs. n Texas hospital completes $70M expansion of surgical suites, boosts orthopedic capacity By Alan Condon B en Taub Hospital in Houston recently completed a $70 million expansion of its operating rooms, increasing its orthopedic surgery capacity, accord- ing to Texas Medical Center. Three things to know: 1. The 74,425-square-foot space features five new ORs, two hybrid ORs and 18 beds for pre- and post- operative care. 2. The renovation increased Ben Taub's ORs from 11 to 18, with the new suites roughly twice as large than the old ones. 3. The new space replaced an outpatient specialty clinic and is estimated to allow for an extra 6,600 surgeries across a range of specialties annually. n HSS names pair of specialty chiefs — 5 insights By Eric Oliver N ew York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery made a pair of leadership appointments, naming Steve Lee, MD, chief of hand and upper extremi- ty service, and Ernest Sink, MD, chief of hip preservation service. What you should know: 1. Both Drs. Lee and Sink will assume their positions Nov. 1. 2. Dr. Lee will succeed Edward Athanasian, MD, and Dr. Sink will succeed Robert Bully, MD. 3. In the positions, Drs. Lee and Sink will be responsible for leading the programs and overseeing the treatment of sim- ple and complex conditions. 4. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree from Durham, N.C.- based Duke University and joined HSS in 2011. 5. Dr. Sink earned his degree from Dallas-based Texas South- western Medical School and also joined HSS in 2011. n Dent Neurologic Institute, U at Buffalo open 1st phase of $40M spine center — 5 insights By Eric Oliver A mherst, N.Y.-based Dent Neurologic Institute and the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) cut the ribbon and opened the first phase of their multiyear joint venture Com- prehensive Neuroscience Center in Amherst Nov. 14, local ABC affiliate WKBW reports. What you should know: 1. The Buffalo News said the center will cost $40 million. 2. The center is being built in phases. The first phase includes the Comprehensive Neuroscience Center opening and a freestanding surgery center is expected to open in 2021. 3. University at Buffalo will consolidate three offices in the clinic, while Dent will staff the clinic and provide neurological services and advanced diagnostic imaging. 4. The clinic's mission is to decrease opioid prescribing in the region and help patients more effectively manage their pain without opioids. 5. This is UBNS' seventh location. n