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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health announced it will open a pediatric clinic in Salisbury, N.C., according to a report from the Salisbury Post.

Oakland (Calif.) Children's Hospital has begun the planning process for a $450 million expansion and remodeling project, which includes the construction of a six-story outpatient facility, according to a report from the San Francisco Business Times.

Due to an abundance of feedback surrounding care improvement for Medicare patients with end-stage renal disease, CMS has announced a revised request for applications for the comprehensive end-stage renal disease care initiative.

Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, N.J., is expected to open the second phase of a $22 million emergency department expansion in August, according to a Press of Atlantic City report.

Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare announced the creation of the Clinical Biotechnology Research Institute, a research arm of the system.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic's two hospitals in Rochester — Saint Marys Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital — will be referred to by their campus when they combine to form a single licensed facility, according to a Post-Bulletin report.

Cordele, Ga.-based Crisp Regional Hospital has upgraded its status to level four trauma center, according to a report from local WALB news.

A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia indicates increased insurance coverage may result in an additional 730,000 pediatric emergency and outpatient visits annually.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens has launched a new brand for its 370 in-store Take Care Clinics, all of which will now be called "Healthcare Clinics."

IPC The Hospitalist Company has acquired Baldwin Physician Services, a post-acute hospitalist practice in Mobile, Ala.