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Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska, radiation oncologist John Halligan, MD, and the Kenai Peninsula Borough administration in Alaska have reached an agreement on a cancer center after an initial disagreement, according to a Peninsula Clarion report.

Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, N.Y., has formed a clinical affiliation with Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City to improve cardiac care, according to a Staten Island Advance report.

Here is a list of 10 cardiovascular facility expansions at hospitals from the past two months, beginning with the most recent announcement.

Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital has broken ground on a new 64,000-square-foot cardiology unit and emergency department, according to a St. Tammany News report.

Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., is planning projects for cardiology and oncology services that are estimated to cost $7.7 million, according to a Hometown News report.

A new study indicates it may be advisable for people with diabetes mellitus type II to undergo colorectal cancer screening at younger ages than is usually recommended, according to an article on research presented at Digestive Disease Week.

Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health announced it has expanded its relationship with Cleveland Clinic to include cardiology services.

Gastroenterologist Ira Schmelkin, MD, has joined the gastroenterology practice of Heidi Kolek, MD, at Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., according to a news release.

Gastroenterologists Houssam E. Mardini, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, and Alla Y. Grigorian, MD, PhD, have joined Cabell Huntington (W.V.) Hospital, practicing out of the hospital's Digestive Disease Center, according to a news release.

The Premier healthcare alliance has appointed three hospital and health system leaders to a pair of stockholder committees.