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Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth broke ground May 24 on its new hospital in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

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

The New York State Department of Health on May 19 approved St. James Mercy Hospital's certificate of need application for the construction of a new hospital and the implementation of a new EMR system, reports The Evening Tribune.

Officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication for the $323 million Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Tuesday. The cancer center was the result of a collaboration between the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, both in…

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Children's Hospital at Erlanger Outpatient Center in Chattanooga on June 6, according to TheChattanoogan.com.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network has initiated construction on its outpatient center, according to Inside Indiana Business.

Saint Clare's Health System plans to reduce services at its health center in Sussex, N.J., according to a New Jersey Herald report.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is seeking changes to its proposed hospital, according to a Colorado Springs Independent report.

Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Hospitals on Friday asked state regulators for permission to add 32 beds to its Hillsborough campus, which opened in 2015 and has undergone expansions ever since, reports The News & Observer.

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White is eyeing a former golf course in Oak Hills, Texas, as the possible site for a 50-bed hospital, according to an Austin-American Statesman report.