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MaineGeneral Health, based in Augusta, will break ground on a new $322 million hospital, according to a Bangor Daily News report.

Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned, Kan., formerly operated by Catholic Health Initiatives, will be undergoing an expansion, according to a Hays Daily News report.

Operators of the Cairo (Ill.) Megaclinic plan to build a 16-bed hospital wing that will offer 24-hour emergency services that are needed in the community, according to a Southeast Missourian report.

Here are eight hospital operating room construction projects that were recently announced or completed, listed in descending chronological order.

Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center has been given the green light by state officials to proceed with a $26 million expansion plan, according to a WCSC report.

The $94 million Integris Health Edmond (Okla.) hospital is scheduled to open in the beginning of October, according to an Oklahoman report.

Hoag Orthopedic Institute, a physician-owned orthopedic hospital in Irvine, Calif., opened just in time to meet the deadline set forth by healthcare reform. The idea for Hoag Orthopedic Institute was formulated around three years ago as a for-profit joint venture…

Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., has renovated its birth center and created an orthopedic-neurological unit from an unused ward, according to an Omaha World-Herald report.

A study conducted by Oxford Outcomes, an independent healthcare consulting firm, suggests physician-owned hospitals could relieve the demand for high quality healthcare in underserved areas, according to a Physician Hospitals of America release.

Mercy Health System, based in Janesville, Wis., has been given city approval to move forward with $6 million construction plans for a 24,000-square-foot medical facility, according to a GazetteXtra report.