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East Tennessee Children's Hospital is planning a $75 million renovation and expansion project at its Knoxville campus, according to a Knoxville New Sentinel report.

Scientists and physicians from New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers University and its two medical schools have united to form a neuroscience consortium, according to a report from the Courier News.

Hattiesburg (Miss.) Clinic and Hattiesburg-based Forrest General Hospital announced they will construct a $20 million heart and vascular center, according to a Hattiesburg American report.

Peninsula Radiation Oncology Center run by Soldatna, Alaska-based Central Peninsula General Hospital opened for the first time last Wednesday afternoon to residents in Kenai, Alaska, according to a report from the Peninsula Clarion.

Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Ga., announced that construction will begin on the $40 million replacement facility for Polk Medical Center in Cedartown, Ga., July 23.

The South Carolina legislature has passed a new law, effective Sept. 11, that mandates the testing of newborns for congenital heart defects within 48 hours of birth, according to a report from the Herald Online. The law makes the state…

Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital's cancer center in Houston has reopened with upgrades, according to a report from Chron.  

Suzanne Beauvoir Jackson has served as CEO of Hopewell, Va.-based John Randolph Medical Center, part of Richmond-based HCA Virginia, since July 7.

Rochester, Minn.-based Olmsted Medical Center will soon break ground on its $25 million Women's Health Pavilion in Rochester, according to a Post Bulletin report.

Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars, Iowa, is planning a $25 million expansion, according to a KTIV News 4 report.