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Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare plans to open an 18,000-square-foot facility in Pekin, Ill., early next year, according to a report from the Journal Star.

Wichita, Kan.-based Via Christi Health and St. Louis-based Mercy Health Systems broke ground on their joint venture Monday to build a primary care clinic in Pittsburg, Kan., according to a report from The Morning Sun.

Pittsburgh-based UMPC has scrapped plans to build a hospital in the Pleasant Hills borough of Pennsylvania, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Catskill, N.Y.-based Greene Medical Arts Center, part of Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health, will receive a $4.2 million renovation, according to The Daily Mail.

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An investigation identified significant security lapses at Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Wash., where two patients with a history of violence escaped in April, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press in response to a public records request.

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