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Tucson, Ariz.-based TMC HealthCare plans to build a 60-bed hospital in southeast Tucson, according to local news station KGUN.

Ascension Parish Neighborhood Hospital, a 14-bed emergency room and 10-bed inpatient hospital in Baton Rouge, La., began accepting patients Nov. 9

Tampa General Hospital created a venture capital fund to support early-stage startups and make direct investments in healthcare companies.

Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida plans to lease a 37,982-square-foot office space from Boca Raton (Fla.) Innovation Campus, a life sciences and tech hub home to 18 national companies, according to a Nov. 5 news release.

Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System has purchased more land for its new hospital campus, according to the Washington Business Journal.

Exceptional Healthcare, a Texas-based hospital group, plans to build at least six community hospitals across Arizona, a company spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.

The University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City has opened its 144-bed tower to patients, according to The Guthrie News Leader.

The replacement facility for IU Health Frankfort (Ind.) Hospital will open to patients Nov. 8, according to the health system's website. 

Harborview Medical Center in Seattle will be getting major upgrades after a $1.74 billion bond measure to finance the deal was approved by voters Nov. 3, according to the Seattle Times. 

GuideWell, the parent company of Florida Blue, signed an agreement Nov. 2 to become a majority shareholder in New Directions Behavioral Health, a managed mental health organization based in Leawood, Kan.