Northern Colorado orthopedics groups to merge in October

The Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies and Front Range Orthopedics & Spine have agreed to merge later this fall, a move that will bring eight locations in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley under the same name.

In a joint statement, the two groups said they will close the merger Oct. 1, when FROS will be described as a branch of OCR. Over the next two years, all of the locations will be rebranded to OCR.

The tie-up will create an entity employing about 600 people across eight locations. FROS’ locations cover the Boulder…