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Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C., is opening a new children's emergency department, according to a WITN report.

Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, W.Va., announced the opening of a new oncology unit and the expansion of cancer services.

The American Hospital Association's Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate has named Maureen Bisognano, president and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, as the recipient of the 2012 TRUST Award, according to an AHA News Now report.

Former American Gastroenterological Association President Mark Donowitz, MD, AGAF, has written an op-ed column published in the Baltimore Sun on the challenges facing U.S. medical research, according to an AGA report.

Corning (N.Y.) Hospital, part of Guthrie Health, has started construction on a $146 million replacement facility, according to a Leader report.

New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City has proposed plans to construct a 15-story ambulatory center, according to a Real Deal report.

Mercy Gilbert (Ariz.) Medical Center is a relatively new hospital within Arizona, but the Dignity Health hospital has already started to become a mainstay in the eastern Arizona market.

Manning, S.C.-based Clarendon Memorial Hospital has formed a cardiac care partnership with Providence Heart and Vascular Institute of Columbia, S.C., according to an Item report.

Mercy Medical Center's new $24.6 million Hall-Perrine Cancer Center held a grand opening celebration on Thursday, marking the end of its construction phase, according to a Gazette report.

Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill., and the Stritch School of Medicine have established a new division of hepatology, according to a news release.