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Henry Ford West Bloomfield (Mich.) Hospital has received approval to build three new operating rooms, according to a West Bloomfield Patch report.

The UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital in Lexington, Ky., has unveiled the region's first hybrid operating room and eight new traditional ORs, according to a UK Now report.

Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System is building a $1.3 million hybrid operating room, according to a Greenville News report.

St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash., has completed a $900,000 renovation of its catheterization lab after two years of fundraising, according to a report by The Daily News.

John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in Phoenix opened its nearly $9 million Specialty Surgical Care area Monday, according to a hospital news release.

Paducah, Ky.-based Lourdes Hospital is building new cardiac and endovascular hybrid operating rooms, according to a hospital news release.

The Mississippi State Department of Health has approved a certificate of need request by St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Miss., to build a hybrid operating room, according to a department news release.

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has opened the Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating Suite, according to a hospital news release.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md., will begin an approximately $18 million expansion and renovation of its operating rooms on Jan. 16, according to a hospital news release.