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Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health is set to build a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital in Johnston, R.I.

Children's Hospital of Orange (Calif.) County broke ground on a new nine-story medical tower that will host a variety of pediatric outpatient services.

Authenticx, a healthcare communications company that works to monitor customer feedback, raised $20 million in series B financing. 

San Jose, Calif.-based Good Samaritan Hospital is looking to add 146 beds to its campus, the East Bay Times reported Jan. 17.

Milwaukee County, Wis., is looking to partner with nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to eliminate $153 million in medical debt held by 67,000 residents, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Jan. 17.

New Orleans-based LCMC Health granted a $1.5 million gift to Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans.

The $400 million renovation project plan for Kapaa, Hawaii-based Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital has moved forward as hospital administrators work to have a set plan in place by the end of the year, Honolulu Civil Beat reported Jan. 13.

Omaha, Neb.-based Children's Hospital is expanding with a new Omaha facility, ABC affiliate KETV reported Jan. 12.

Advantum Health, a healthcare revenue cycle management company, launched its newest RCM platform, ATOM.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Round Rock (Texas) broke ground Jan. 11 on a construction project that will expand the labor and delivery unit, add a neonatal intensive care unit and add more operating rooms, according to ABC affiliate KVUE.