CRH Medical (Vancouver, British Columbia) reported that it has opened a Center for Colorectal Health in New Orleans, its first center in Louisiana and one of the markets the company has targeted for expansion. The opening represents the eighth new center opened this year, bringing the company's total number of centers to 16.

CRH specializes in the treatment of hemorrhoids, using its established treatment protocol and technology.

OtisMed moves to new facility

Orthopedic technology company OtisMed (Alameda, California) said that it has tripled the size of its operations with the move to a new, 28,608-square-foot facility at 1600 Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda.

The company — which says it pioneered the concept of custom-fit knee replacement with its OtisKnee technology — will house both its administrative and manufacturing operations within the new headquarters.