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Virginia Mason Memorial in Yakima, Wash., is relocating three services from three separate locations into one downtown building, according to a KIMA report.

Pharmacy company Duane Reade, a subsidiary of Walgreens, will close all of its New York City walk-in clinics, effective Dec. 30, the Daily News reported.

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

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine is embarking on a major expansion to its emergency department, which will include the addition of more patient rooms and upgrades to critical care, according to KMTV.

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New York's The Brooklyn Hospital Center is calling on local elected officials to aid in the hospital's quest to modernize its emergency department and expand outpatient services, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Construction is underway on a new emergency department at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville (Ind.), according to the Journal Review.

Cumming, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Forsyth has submitted plans to Georgia's Department of Community Health to expand its hospital outpatient departments in a $13.5 million project, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

In a recent article, Dan Bueschel, CEO of Sodexo Healthcare, North America, discusses how healthcare organizations can address and implement more culturally-competent care. 

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health Care may pursue a new emergency department at Leominster, Mass.-based HealthAlliance Hospital, Worcester Business Journal Online reports.