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Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Okla., announced plans to construct a $10 million emergency center to replace its current emergency facility, according to a Tulsa World report.

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Healthcare announced that it has completed construction of the first phase of its new campus in Hillsborough, N.C., estimated to cost more than $200 million, according to a report by The Daily Tar Heel.

The 20th Annual ASC Conference will take place October 24-26 at the Swissotel in Chicago. The conference, which is focused on improving profitability and business and legal issues, brings together surgeons, physician leaders, administrators and ASC business and clinical leaders.

Cushing Memorial Hospital in Leavenworth, Kan., changed its name to Saint Luke's Cushing Hospital to more clearly reflect its affiliation with Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's Health System, according to a Leavenworth Times report.

Saint Vincent Health System in Erie, Pa., has adopted its original name, Saint Vincent Hospital, as part of its affiliation with Pittsburgh-based, Highmark-operated Allegheny Health Network, according to an Erie Times-News report.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health announced a new vision, clinical structure and brand.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Regional Medical Center in Philadelphia has announced the opening of a stem cell transplant center.

Hendersonville (Tenn.) Medical Center is planning a $32 million expansion that will include a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a report in The Tennessean.

Emergency department length of stay is expected to increase 10 percent faster than population growth in the next 40 years, meaning EDs will need to increase capacity by 10 percent to meet this demand, even without an increase in the…

New interventional cardiac catheterization programs are often created to compete with programs at neighboring hospitals and do not improve patients' access to timely care, according to a study by the Rand Corporation.