Crain's New York reports that HSS is expanding its footprint in Florida to try to grab a bigger market in one of the fastest-growing states. The system is partnering with the University of Miami Health System to open a musculoskeletal program within the university’s new $1.2 billion hospital in North Miami.

Dubbed UHealth SoLé Mia, the new facility will sit on 184 acres of mixed-use development near Bal Harbor and is expected to be the area’s largest ambulatory facility when it opens later this year. HSS will co-lead an orthopedic program with the University of Miami, which will offer physician practices, outpatient surgery and imaging and rehabilitation services. While University of Miami doctors will provide direct patient care, HHSS will help recruit physicians, including from its extensive network of alumni trained at its facilities, said Tara McCoy, chief executive officer at HSS Florida. The program will also adopt a number of surgical protocols that the health system has honed in areas like joint replacement and sports medicine.

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