Public Health

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is taking heat for comments in which he suggested those who lack insurance can find their care in a hospital emergency department.

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma University Medicine announced OU Children's Physicians has opened a new clinic promoting childhood fitness and healthy eating habits.

John Hornbeak, former president of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare System, wrote an editorial in the San Antonio Express-News claiming the three new children's hospitals planned for San Antonio will lead to higher costs with little gain in children's health.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is planning a $6 million expansion of its outpatient center in Kennesaw, Ga., according to an Atlanta Business Chronicle report.

Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., has broken ground on its new $168 million children's hospital, according to an NBC12 report.

Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System is opening its new Lake Regional Cancer Center today, according to a LakeNewsOnline.com report.

Houston-based Harris Health System — formerly called Harris County Hospital District — will open its new outpatient oncology center Oct. 1, according to a KUHF report.

New York City will sell land to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and City University of New York to build a new cancer care facility and a new university building, according to a Real Estate Weekly report.

Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colo., has opened its new $26 million Calaway-Young Cancer Center, according to a Vail Daily report.

Saint Louis University announced its Saint Louis University Cancer Center and School of Public Health is creating a new cancer education prevention and research center to improve the survival of St. Louis minorities, particularly African-American residents of north St. Louis…