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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center plans to expand its main campus by an additional 625,000 square feet, according to a WCPO report.

Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital, which houses a 30-bed behavioral health unit, temporarily doubled the number of its involuntary inpatient beds to decrease wait times for mental health patients.

Syracuse, N.Y.-based St. Joseph's Health has opened The Heartburn Center at St. Joseph's, the region's first dedicated and comprehensive heartburn treatment center.

New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health will expand an emergency department and private inpatient rooms at Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Mass.

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare will invest $78.3 million into several expansion projects at Norton Children's Hospital, according to WDRB.

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

OhioHealth Grant Medical Center President Michael Lawson said hospital officials "deeply regret what happened" regarding the pepper spraying of a man Monday night by security officers outside of an entrance of the Columbus-based hospital, reports The Columbus Dispatch.

Canton, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Cherokee will open its updated replacement hospital May 6.

McAlester (Okla.) Regional Health Center broke ground on an $11.8 million emergency center.

Muncy (Pa.) Valley Hospital is close to completing its renovation and expansion efforts, according to a Sun-Gazette report.