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A long-delayed hospital in southwestern Arkansas is scheduled to open Dec. 6 with 15 inpatient beds and a 10-room emergency department, a Nov. 14 KSLA report said.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has withdrawn an application to build a new hospital in Lakeland, Fla., amid objections from the local community, The Ledger reported Nov. 11.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, which operates nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites across nine states, said Nov. 15 it is expanding its presence in its home state with a four-story hospital and emergency room facility in Winter Haven.

Riverhead, N.Y.-based Peconic Bay Medical Center will set off on a $20 million expansion of its emergency department, Riverhead Local reported Nov. 14.

Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare has plans to purchase the town's former city hall building for $9.2 million to relocate one of its hospitals, the Post and Courier reported Nov. 14. 

Carroll, Iowa-based St. Anthony Regional Hospital has begun construction on multimillion-dollar renovations for its birthing center, the Carroll Times Herald reported Nov. 15. 

University Hospital in Columbia, Mo., is adding 16 beds to its emergency department, the Columbia Missourian reported Nov. 10. 

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System's proposed acquisition of three hospitals has attracted concern from local advocates who fear less competition will cause prices to spike, the Yale Daily News reported Nov. 11.

Projects totaling $16 million of upgrades at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics' main location in Iowa City were approved by the board of regents, a Nov. 10 Daily Iowan report said.

Northside Hospital Gwinnett has filed a certificate-of-need application to add seven floors to its 10-story patient tower project on its Lawrenceville, Ga., campus, Healthcare Design reported Nov. 10.