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Cecil B. Wilson, an internist from Winter Park, Fla., has been named as the president-elect of the American Medical Association, according to an AMA news release.

Mercy Health Partners has shelved plans for a proposed $400 million hospital in downtown Knoxville, according to a report in the Knoxville News Sentinel.

The Joint Commission has updated its position on flash sterilization and has outlined three critical steps to the flash sterilization process, according to a Joint Commission news release.

Painesville, Ohio-based Lake Hospital System has changed its name to Lake Health, according to Lake Health news release.

Toby Cosgrove, MD, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, addressed the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on healthcare reform, according to a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

PeaceHealth is planning to build a new critical access care hospital and medical center in San Juan Island, Wash., according to a report in the Siuslaw News.

Ty Cobb Healthcare System and NGTC Health Properties have joined together to build a $52 million hospital in Lavonia, Ga., according to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

The Joint Commission has proposed new accreditation requirements to help hospitals address effective communication, cultural competence and patient-centered care, according to a Joint Commission news release.

Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., is among the 95 recipients of the 2008 Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons, according to a report in the Naperville Sun.

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