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Atrium Health plans to open its new 150,000-square-foot hospital in Charlotte, N.C., by 2022, according to The Charlotte Business Journal. 

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center broke ground July 22 on a five-story patient pavilion, according to local news station WCAX.

Eleven hospitals or health systems announced, advanced or completed construction projects or expansions since July 1:

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital opened its Marcus Tower this week, 17 days ahead of schedule. 

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health plans to invest $460 million into an expansion of its Southside Hospital in Bayshore, N.Y., according to Crain's New York Business. 

Ochsner LSU Shreveport (La.) and Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare announced July 15 that they are partnering to open a new behavioral health facility in Shreveport. 

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Service plans to develop a 40-acre healthcare campus in Henderson, Nev., according to The Las Vegas Review Journal.

Large health systems and venture capital firms nationwide are investing millions in startups whose products could bring critical innovation to healthcare delivery.

Global venture capital funding reached a record-breaking $6.3 billion during the first half of 2020, according to a recent report from consulting firm Mercom Capital Group.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health purchased a plot of land in St. Augustine, Fla., to build a new hospital, the company announced July 10.