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St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J., is forgoing plans to build a 14-story hotel and conference center on the hospital's remaining acre of undeveloped land, The Record reports.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic plans to add 2 million square feet of research space in less than 20 years as part of its plan to build up the downtown clinic as a destination medical center, according to the Star Tribune.

Williamsburg Regional Hospital in Kingstree, S.C., designated the site for its new facility, The Kingstree News reported.

The founder and president of Morthland College in West Frankfort, Ill., wants to build a $40 million hospital in Benton, The Southern Illinoisan reported.

American Hospital Dubai will become the first Middle Eastern healthcare organization to join the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

Mercy Health-Cincinnati has launched a $14 million renovation of its Fairfield (Ohio) Hospital, according to Journal-News.

Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Medical Center is beginning an 80-bed expansion of its emergency department June 8. The university's board of visitors approved the three-year, $394 million project in March 2015 in response to high volumes and cramped condition's in…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved funding to build a new facility for Syracuse (Neb.) Community Memorial Hospital.

The William C. Knapp Emergency Department and Trauma Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines is set to open June 7.

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