Orthopaedic and Spine Center of the Rockies Enters Merger Agreement with Front Range Orthopedics and Spine
Orthopaedic and Spine Center of the Rockies Enters Merger Agreement with Front Range Orthopedics and Spine
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Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies and Front Range Orthopedics & Spine have entered into a definitive merger agreement effective on Friday, January 1, 2021.
The new partnership creates the largest privately owned, fully vertically integrated orthopedic and spine medical group statewide and one of the countries’ largest. Physicians from Front Range Orthopedics & Spine (FROC) and Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies (FROC) have high admiration for each other. They are aimed at sharing invaluable resources of people, space, and technology.
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