St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center is launching a new institute for spinal surgery that will be run by a team of seven orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons specializing in minimally invasive techniques.
The Spine Institute of Connecticut at St. Francis is a new limited liability company established by the hospital that will focus on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital, chronic and acute spinal disorders.
St. Francis has been in the spinal surgery business for years, but the new institute seeks to raise the profile of its services. It will consolidate the hospital’s  spinal surgery operations under a group of seven doctors who work at the John T. O’Connell Tower on the Hospital’s main campus.
Surgeons at the Institute will treat conditions ranging from minor strains, sprains and back pains to more complex spinal issues including herniated discs, scoliosis, degenerative disc and spinal stenosis.
In fiscal 2012, St. Francis performed more than 1,500 spine procedures.
