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LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh opened a freestanding, 49-bed adult behavioral health hospital at LifeCare's long-term acute care facility in Wilkinsburg, Pa., Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Chicago-based Swedish Covenant Hospital began renovating its emergency department in late 2016. The project includes modernizing approximately 16,755 square feet of existing facilities and the addition of new ED rooms.

Aetna's decision to potentially move its Hartford, Conn., headquarters to Boston struck a chord with Becker's Hospital Review payer issues readers this week.

Broomfield, Colo.-based SCL Health has opened a new hospital in Northglenn, Colo.

Indianapolis-based Anthem and Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna are contemplating their participation in the 2018 ACA exchanges.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health opened the Sandra Atlas Bass Heart Hospital at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y.

The following payers made headlines this past week, beginning with the most recent.

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

Increasing occupancy at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wis., has prompted the hospital to propose a $43 million, four-story addition to its Center for Advanced Care, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal.

San Diego-based Scripps Health on Jan. 31 opened the Scripps Women's Heart Center, a facility that offers cardiology care for women by women.