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Emory Johns Creek (Ga.) Hospital has received zoning approval for a 20-year expansion, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Sept. 20. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital has opened a new care unit for older patients, Community Impact reported Sept. 19.

Sparrow Emergency Center Okemos (Mich.) is now open, The State News reported Sept. 19. 

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Reid Health is making care more accessible for Winchester, Ind., residents with the opening of a new primary and specialty care clinic, according to a Sept. 8 news release.

Alabama is taking steps to provide improved community mental healthcare services with the opening of the WellStone Emergency Services Crisis Center, according to a Sept. 12 news release.

North Carolina's state cancer hospital now bears the name of late state Sen. Marc Basnight, according to a Sept. 19 news release from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. 

The following list includes health systems who have opened hospitals, submitted proposals for construction or announced plans to build since Sept. 2:

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare opened a $68 million hospital in Franklin, N.C., on Sept. 18.

Harrisonville, Miss.-based Cass Regional Medical Center has completed the first phase in its expansion project to build a new cancer and rheumatology center, Construction Review Online reported Sept. 19.