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Springfield, Ohio-based Community Mercy Health Partners and Springfield Physicians will begin constructing a $14.9 million medical office building at Springfield (Ohio) Regional Medical Center this month, according to a Springfield News-Sun report.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health has begun construction on its West Campus in Bermuda Run, N.C., according to a Fox 8 report.

The four-hour target England implemented to limit patients' length of stay in the emergency department may not negatively affect quality or safety of ED care, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

A large survey of older anesthesiologists was conducted, and the data could prepare physicians for an undersupply of anesthesiologists in the future, according to a study in the November issue of Anesthesiology.

Two commonly used anesthetics product different metabolic patterns in the brains of unconscious children, according to the November issue of Anesthesiology.

Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., is a member of the Lutheran Health Network and its ownership is a joint venture between the Lutheran Health Network and area physicians.

Three healthcare policy experts from previous presidential administrations have penned op-eds about the 2012 election, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Smithfield, N.C.-based Johnston Health is planning several expansions as part of its strategy for future growth, according to a Smithfield Herald report.

Baton Rouge-based Louisiana State University Health Care Services Division is planning to convert a satellite surgical facility into a small hospital to enable LSU to continue operating its outpatient clinics in the Baton Rouge area, according to an Advocate report.

Ste. Genevieve (Mo.) County Memorial Hospital announced it will unveil its new Bloomsdale (Mo.) Medical Centre Sunday.