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

Hermiston, Ore.-based Good Shepherd Health Care System broke ground Tuesday on an $11 million expansion of its Women's Center, according to the Hermiston Herald.

Rezoning of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System's $25 million behavioral health hospital was approved by the Chattanooga city council Tuesday, according to The Chattanoogan.

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Waynesboro (Pa.) Hospital started a four-phase renovation project this month that includes technical additions and cosmetic updates to the 56-bed facility.

Ashville, N.C.-based MissionHospital, part of Ashville-based Mission Health, will add more beds to its emergency room than previously planned, according to a WLOS report.

The Arkansas Children's Research Institute has revealed plans to build a childhood obesity research center using $9.4 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, reports Arkansas Matters.

Hilton Worldwide and Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida have signed a franchise agreement to open a full service hotel on Baptist's main hospital campus in Miami.

Kapaau, Hawaii-based Kohala hospital's emergency department relocation and renovation project has entered the inspection stage. Officials said the new ED will open by the end of the year, according to the Tribune Herald.

Crystal Run Healthcare, a multi-specialty group medical practice based in Middletown, N.Y., has opened its new outpatient facility in Clarkstown, N.Y., The Journal News reports.