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Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque (Iowa) is opening its $13 million new intensive care and cardiovascular units, according to a Telegraph Herald report.

Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky., has dedicated the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center in honor of a two-year-old patient who died in May 2011 after battling cancer, according to a WDRB report.

This fall, the New York School of Interior Design in New York City will begin offering a master's program in healthcare interior design to learn how to apply design principles to healthcare environments.  

The Food and Drug Administration has recommended patients with implanted heart defibrillators with St. Jude Medical Riata leads have X-rays or other imaging scans to check for abnormalities in the insulation surrounding the lead.

The National Quality Forum has awarded the Mountain States Health Alliance, based in Johnson City, Tenn., with the 2012 National Quality Healthcare Award.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is planning a $130 million expansion at its Phoenix campus to consolidate and integrate its cancer services in Arizona, according to a Phoenix Business Journal report.

Weston-based Cleveland Clinic Florida, Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., have received state approval to perform organ transplants, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.

Four physicians affiliated with The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins have received American Health Assistance Foundation grants, according to a news release and Daily Record report.

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center in Fredericksburg, Va., part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA, may begin building a $6.8 million cancer center this fall, according to a Free Lance-Star report.

Florida Hospital for Children in Orlando is opening the Kids Beating Cancer Pediatric Transplant Center, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.