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Franklin, Tenn.-based Williamson Medical Center received approval during a county commission meeting Oct. 11 to apply for $150 million in bond financing, which will be used for a $189 million expansion, News Channel 5 reported.

AdventHealth Tampa (Fla.) opened its six-story, $300 million patient and surgical tower Oct. 12.

Indiana University Health will open its $557 million, 364-bed replacement hospital Dec. 5, the Indianapolis-based system said Oct. 11.

Two years after announcing the project, Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare completed its $135 million, 12,000-square-foot expansion to its cancer center, The Virginian Pilot reported Oct. 11.

Certificate-of-need laws require healthcare providers to get approval from state regulators before expanding facilities or investing in technology. 

The city board of directors approved a zoning request from Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.) for a $162 million expansion on 83 acres of land, Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported Oct. 10.

Covina, Calif.-based Emanate Health broke ground on its $125 million expansion, which includes two new 60,000-square-foot buildings for its flagship Queen of the Valley Hospital, LA Business Journal reported Oct. 11.

Here are 28 hospitals or health systems that have announced, advanced or completed construction projects in the last three weeks:

AdventHealth on Oct. 7 opened its 38-bed, $150 million hospital in Overland Park, Kan.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist will soon begin constructing its $450 million care tower project, which includes a helipad, on its main campus, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Oct. 7.