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North Dakota legislators are considering a new psychiatric hospital to boost mental health services in the state, the Dickinson Press reported Dec. 1.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has received an $80,000 grant from HHS to fund military physicians' treatment of trauma patients at the hospital.

Los Angeles (Calif.) County General Hospital has been vacant for more than 14 years. Now, county leadership is preparing to transform the 1.2 million-square-foot facility into a housing and treatment center for the homeless, Los Angeles Magazine reported Nov. 30. 

Prosser (Wa.) Memorial Health broke ground on a new $112 million hospital slated to be ready for patients by 2024, radio station KONA reported Nov. 30.

Mountain Mesa, Calif.-based Kern Valley Hospital applied for a $34.5 million grant to meet a 2030 deadline that requires the hospital be "reasonably capable" of providing care following an earthquake, Bakersfield.com reported Nov. 30.

Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent Hospital has broken ground on a $325 million brain and spine hospital, Inside Indiana Business reported Nov. 30. 

On Nov. 29, Davie-based HCA Florida Healthcare broke ground on an $88 million expansion to its Lake City Hospital, ABC affiliate WCJB reported. 

Apoorva Mehta, co-founder of Instacart, is entering the healthcare space with a venture called Cloud Health Systems, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 29. 

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Bayfront Health is planning a cluster of specialty healthcare facilities on its St. Petersburg hospital campus, the St. Pete Catalyst reported Nov. 28. 

Construction on Columbus, Ohio-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's $1.9 billion hospital tower resumed Nov. 28 after a crack was found Nov. 23, Construction Dive reported.