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CMS has issued two requests for information on Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems surveys for outpatient surgery and hospice care in the Federal Register.

The University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center has unveiled the $10.5 million Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center, according to a Toledo Blade report.

Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo., is building a $16.1 million cancer center, according to a report by the Wyoming Business Report.

Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Colo., has broken ground on a comprehensive cancer center, according to a Daily Camera report.

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital announced the opening of its new campus at Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital.

Gibbs Cancer Center in Spartanburg, S.C., is constructing a $2 million research laboratory, according to a Go Upstate report.  

Timing is critical when caring for heart attack patients. National guidelines recommend hospitals treat heart attack patients within 90 minutes of their entering the hospital. Reaching this goal requires that each process in the care pathway for heart attack patients…

Rex Healthcare in Raleigh, N.C., has received approval from the North Carolina Court of Appeals for its plans to build a heart center on the Rex Hospital campus in Raleigh despite objections from WakeMed Health & Hospitals, also based in…

With advancements in technology and treatment, more cancer patients are surviving and are living longer, creating a greater need for cancer services. Many hospitals are expanding oncology offerings or creating new centers for cancer care to cater to this population.…