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Inova Loudoun Hospital began renovation efforts to update the emergency department at its Lansdowne campus in Leesburg, Va., according to Healthcare Design.

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas sent a letter Thursday seeking evidence of progress in restoring obstetrical and delivery services at Las Vegas, N.M.-based Alta Vista Regional Hospital, the Albuquerque Journal reports.

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

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network and HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley unveiled Thursday a five-year, $133.6 million expansion project that will kick off with the expansion of HealthAlliance Hospital's Mary's Avenue Campus in Kingston, N.Y.

Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, N.Y., and Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network announced plans for a more than $40 million expansion project Tuesday.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care began constructing its new $25 million hospital Wednesday, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.

Patients began filing into the newly reopened Hudson, Fla.-based Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point after lightning struck the building and created a small fire on Aug. 31, forcing the hospital to evacuate all 209 patients, according to the Tampa Bay…

Seton Smithville (Texas) Regional Hospital is collaborating with two other partners on a new medical complex to better allocate resources and consolidate medical services into one area, according to The Statesman.

In their 2016 Healthcare Compendium,  Sodexo, a food service & facilities management company headquareted in Paris, France, explores the increasing trend of populatin health management strategies in the healthcare setting.

The local city board approved Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's proposal to construct a new $567 million hospital, according to the Washington Business Journal.