Missoula (Mont.) Bone and Joint opened its surgery center Dec. 2, which will allow physicians to perform another 1,000 surgeries annually, The Missoulian reports.
What you should know:
1. The new surgery center has four operating rooms and will allow the center to perform up to 4,000 procedures annually.
2. The new two-story surgery center was built adjacent to the practice's original headquarters.
3. Missoula Bone and Joint expanded to accommodate growing demand for orthopedic services.
4. The practice notably incorporated a number of energy conservation-facing elements, including a super-insulated building envelope, a ground-source heat pump and 160 solar panels. The elements will cut the practice's energy use by 24 percent.