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Owensboro (Ky.) Health on June 28 broke ground in three locations on the system's new One Healthplex outpatient facilities.

The trauma center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens hospital has received the American College of Surgeons' highest distinction as it was named a Level I trauma center.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Baptist Health partnered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System to open a clinic at Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery.

Louisville, Ky.-based Humana and its pending partner, Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna, are shaking up their operations in Florida.

Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network is kicking off a $10 million capital campaign to support the construction of a new hospital with a $1.5 million gift from a local businessman, according to the Dayton Business Journal.

The village council of Ridgewood, N.J., has 90 days to approve an ordinance that would allow The Valley Hospital to expand from 565,000 square feet to 961,000 square feet, according to Patch.

St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare is teaming up with HealthSouth Corp., a Birmingham, Ala.-based rehabilitation services provider, to build a 35-bed rehab hospital on the third floor of BJC's Barnes-Jewish St. Peters (Mo.) Hospital.

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.-based Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics will invest $25 million to enhance and expand its facility, according to WSAU.

Michigan State University in Lansing has hinted at the possibility of building a hospital with McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital, though the organizations have yet to disclose details, WILX 10 reported.

Safety-net mental health and substance abuse provider Journey Mental Health Center in Madison, Wis., plans to move and expand, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.