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Regional Health's Sturgis (S.D.) Regional Hospital recently broke ground on a $10.2 million clinic at its main campus.

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

  Community Hospital Consulting, the management and consulting arm of Community Hospital Corporation, is pleased to announce a new agreement to manage Wahiawa General Hospital of Wahiawa, Hawaii. The agreement became effective Oct. 21, 2016.

The Georgia Department of Community Health recently approved an emergency department expansion project at Augusta-based University Hospital, reports North Augusta Star.

Voters in an Ohio suburb just outside of Cleveland in Cuyahoga County voted yesterday to shutter Lakewood (Ohio) Hospital and replace it with a Cleveland Clinic family health center and emergency department, according to The Plain Dealer.

As healthcare organizations seek new ways to provide care, microhospitals are offering a new model with distinct advantages for both providers and patients.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Plaza Medical Center will construct a $64 million facility, nearly doubling its emergency and intensive care capacity to meet increasing demand, reports Star-Telegram. 

Centerville, Ohio-based Miami Valley Hospital South will invest $60 million in a spine and joint center expansion, reports ABC 22.

St. Luke's Health System in Kansas City, Mo., has unveiled plans to build at least four microhospitals in Kansas, according to The Kansas City Star.

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Children's Hospital opened doors to its new 14-story complex for thousands to tour before its Dec. 10 opening, reports The Gazette.