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New Castle, Pa., city officials have decided to withdraw from a project to renovate UPMC Jameson South Side, citing high costs as the main deterrent, according to the New Castle News.

St. Joseph, Mich.-based Lakeland Health will expand its St. Joseph-based Lakeland Medical Center in a $160 million project.

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

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System and Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America are each seeking to extend their footprint in Florida, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.

Bon Secours Medical Group, part of the Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health System, will close the Urbanna (Va.) Medical Center, according to SSentinel.com.

The University of Central Florida in Orlando plans to build a teaching hospital, and it is seeking a healthcare institution partner to help finance the project, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.

Valet parking, free Wi-Fi, in-room massages and patient meals served on demand 24/7 are just some of the perks hospitals are borrowing from hotels to make patient stays more pleasant, according to The New York Times.

San Antonio, Texas-based CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System and The Children's Hospital of San Antonio recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the hospital's new Stone Oak pavilion, according to the Commercial Property Executive.

Milwaukee-based Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is set to open a new primary and specialty care clinic in Mequon, Wis., to replace a facility in Fox Point, Wis., that is shutting down next month, according to Milwaukee Business News. 

Phase one of a three-phase, $10 million expansion project at Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital is almost complete, according a WPTZ report.