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Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center is on track to begin its $714 million expansion in the first quarter of 2019, according to ROI New Jersey.

The Pittsburgh Planning Commission approved on Oct. 23 UPMC's plan to build a vision and rehabilitation hospital in Pittsburgh as part of the system's $2 billion expansion plan, according to Trib Live.

Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center will open its $40 million Pat and Ellen Theodora Pediatric and Young Adult Pavilion Oct. 30.

New York City-based Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center will receive almost $8 million in federal grants to build a HIV center, according to News 12 Brooklyn.

Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital completed a project to improve energy efficiency throughout its facility. The project is expected to save the hospital more than $220,000 annually, according to auburnpub.com.

Portland, Maine-based Mercy Hospital aims to consolidate its services to one location, and is launching a campaign to make the change, WGME reports.

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The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities. 

Several traumatic, violent incidents at Houston-based Ben Taub Hospital during the past four years have led officials to develop new security measures to protect staff and patients, Click 2 Houston reports.

Pensacola, Fla.-based Sacred Heart Health System, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, said several facilities were still without power as of Oct. 16 — six days after Hurricane Michael devastated parts of the South, NBC 7 reports.