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Dayton (Wash.) General Hospital has seen its financial situation improve, enabling the rural organization to expand services, according to a Walla Walla Union-Bulletin report.

New Castle, Pa.-based UPMC Jameson will shutter its inpatient behavioral health unit Jan. 20, reports New Castle News.

Medical City Dallas unveiled plans to build Women's Hospital, which will provide specialized healthcare for a comprehensive range of women's services in a $125 million, state-of-the-art facility.

City, state and federal officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 18 to mark the long-awaited opening of the Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans, according to The Times-Picayune.

UC San Diego Health on Nov. 20 opened Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla, Calif., a nearly $1 billion, 10-story medical center equipped with enhanced amenities for patients and expanded clinical capabilities, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Freeman Neosho (Mo.) Hospital held a ground breaking ceremony last Thursday to kick off expansion efforts on its main campus, reports The Joplin Globe.

Harrington HealthCare System in Southbridge, Mass., is in negotiations with Connecticut insurers as it looks to grow its out-of-state patient volume, reports Worcester Business Journal Online.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock closed a $5 million land deal before announcing major layoffs two months ago, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.

Greenville (S.C.) Health System and Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare will open a $64 million psychiatric hospital in Greenville to expand mental healthcare and substance abuse treatments, reports Greenville Online.

Administrators of Boston Children's Hospital plan to permanently close the Prouty Garden in the coming weeks as the hospital prepares to begin construction of its $1 billion expansion, according to the Boston Business Journal.