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The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve revised legislation to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, the funding for which expires in March, according to an AHA News Now report.

Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center has announced the site of its new cancer center.

CMS has granted bonuses to 23 states that have streamlined enrolling and renewing low-income children into health insurance programs and improved the sustainability of those programs.

TeamHealth has announced the acquisition of Mobile Emergency Group, a physician group that provides services to the emergency departments of Mobile (Ala.) Infirmary Medical Center and North Baldwin Infirmary in Bay Minette, Ala.

Thibodaux (La.) Regional Medical Center is a federally owned regional medical center, offering specialized services such as heart surgery, radiation oncology and neurology.

Phoenix Children's Hospital is non-profit facility dedicated to providing healing and healthcare to children and their families.

Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., is opposing plans to build a $9 million emergency center in Frankfort, Ill., by Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Center in New Lenox, Ill., according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.

Gastroenterologist Michael Guirl, MD, was recently sworn in as the new president of the Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.

Utah Valley Regional Medical is a member of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare.

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