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Orthopedic boom continues; More active lifestyle in aging population, improved surgical techniques lead to local hospitals beefing up their operations in order to keep pace.(St. Vincent Charity Hospital)(University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center )(Cleveland Clinic.)
Crain's Cleveland Business, November, 2006 by MORTLAND, SHANNON
Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND There's no need to sit around with achy joints when surgery can fix it. That's the mindset of many Americans today, and one that's prompting hospitals to cash in on the popularity of orthopedic surgery. Many local hospitals in recent months and years have put a greater emphasis on orthopedic surgery by starting orthopedic institutes, recruiting researchers and surgeons in the specialty, and offering the latest orthopedic procedures.
For example, St. Vincent Charity Hospital this summer launched a 21-bed Spine and Orthopedic Institute and University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center opened its Center for Spine and Orthopaedics, also referred to as its "Ortho Hotel'' because it offers its patients pampering amenities such as flowers...
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