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Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network, a 13-hospital system, has started construction on a new hospital and medical office building in Gilbertsville, Pa. 

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh received approval from the city planning commission to expand its heart institute by 50,000 square feet, the Tribune-Review reported July 13. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health will open its Sutter Health Ambulatory Care Center and Surgery Center on Aug. 1, one of more than two dozen outpatient facilities it plans to open in Northern California over the next four years.  

Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Hospital received $50 million in funds from the state for an expansion of its emergency department, Birmingham Business Journal reported July 11.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger announced $900 million in capital commitments to nearly double the size of its Wilkes Barre, Pa.-based Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has broken ground on an advanced care center near the uptown part of the city, Atrium said in a statement shared with Becker's July 12.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has received a $10 million gift to create the Scott and Debby Rechler Center for Health Outcomes within the Institute of Health System Science at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. 

A recent approval of a $56 million replacement hospital project for Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health may be putting another local hospital's existence in jeopardy, according to a July 11 My Buckhannon report.

In one of the largest capital investments made by Radnor Township, Pa.-based Main Line Health, a new five-story, 230,000-square-foot pavilion, featuring modern surgical suites and maternity facilities, opened July 11 at Riddle Hospital, according to a hospital news release.  

Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne is still looking to replace a more than century old hospital in Cedar Falls after COVID-19 constraints delayed the project, The Courier reported July 11.