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Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center signed a deal to buy land for what will become its new hospital in southern Prince George's County, Md., according to a July 25 report from The Daily Record. 

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein asked the state Department of Health and Human Services to deny HCA Healthcare-owned Mission Hospital's application to expand in Buncombe County, according to a July 25 report from the Citizen-Times.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare announced the Piedmont Medical Center-Fort Mill (S.C.) target opening date for Sept. 7, according to a July 24 report from WSOC-TV.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center unveiled plans July 25 for its first major addition since 2009 and largest expansion to date: a 15-level inpatient tower slated for completion in 2027.

Texas Health Denton will open a new women's center July 26 as part of its $128 million expansion project, according to a July 22 press release shared with Becker's. 

Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health will build a new rehabilitation hospital in Mechanicsburg, a city in central Pennsylvania. 

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, both based in Grand Rapids, Mich., have partnered to build a new, $62 million children's mental health facility in the city, MLive reported July 21.

Health First's $508 million plan to build a new hospital and "wellness village" received the necessary approvals to move forward July 19 from Brevard (Fla.) County officials, according to a report from Florida Today. 

University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a 33 percent budget increase for a hospital construction project, attributing the request to rising inflation and a workforce shortage, The Gazette reported July 19. 

St. Louis-based Mercy health system has entered its second phase of planning to expand services in the Northwest Arkansas area, investing $500 million.