CMS announced it has awarded low-interest solvency loans to three new Consumer Oriented and Operated Plans.

Regional Hospital of Scranton (Pa.) and Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock, Pa., are looking to renovate and expand their facilities after being purchased by Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems last May, according to a Scranton Times Tribune report.

Cerberus Capital Management — the owner of Boston-based Steward Health Care — is being portrayed as money-hungry for investing in fracking, a controversial oil and gas extraction method, according to a Boston Globe report.

Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital is planning a $603,000 expansion of its medical center in Wilton, N.Y., according to a Business Review report.

Baptist Easley (S.C.) Hospital has broken ground on an $8 million medical facility in Powdersville, S.C., according to a Greenville News report.

The Texas County Memorial Hospital Healthcare Foundation has launched a $3.2 million capital campaign to build a new surgical department and tornado safe room at the Houston, Mo.-based hospital, according to a TCMH news release.

Winn Army Community Hospital in Fort Stewart, Ga., has broken ground on a $23.1 million expansion, according to a Savannah Morning News report.

The Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis have broken ground on the new $27.5 million Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, according to a hospital news release.

Milford (Mass.) Regional Medical Center released plans for a $40 million hospital expansion, according to The Milford Daily News.

Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose, Penn., broke ground on a $45 million project to build a new hospital, according to a News Channel 34 report.