The University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., is planning to open a new children's hospital, the Columbia Missourian reported Aug. 25. 

PDS Biotechnology Corp. has completed a financing agreement with Houston Technology Finance Corp. that will provide PDS Biotech with a loan worth up to $35 million.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC plans to open a new outpatient medical center in Derry Township, Pa., near Hershey and Mechanicsburg, Penn Live reported Aug. 24. 

The following 17 hospitals or health systems have announced expansions since Aug. 16:

CHI St. Alexius Devils Lake (N.D.) Hospital will expand its emergency department and update its surgical capabilities, the Jamestown Sun reported Aug. 23.

Alabaster, Ala.-based Shelby Baptist Medical Center is slated to build a $6 million cardiovascular unit, the Shelby County Reporter reported Aug. 22. 

Bowling Green, Ky.-based TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital has wrapped construction on a $4.1 million renovation that will expand its cardiac catheterization suite, ABC affiliate WBKO reported Aug. 22. 

Billings, Mont.-based St. Vincent Healthcare will replace its facility on its current campus, located in the state's largest medical corridor, the Daily Montanan reported Aug. 21.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center announced a partnership with Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Rehabilitation Services to build and operate a new 80-bed adult inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Columbus, Ohio, according to an Aug. 19 news release.

Officials from Ripley-based West Virginia University Jackson General Hospital and the West Virginia University Health System broke ground Aug. 19 on a new two-story hospital wing.