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Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health, the system formed from Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital, has affiliated with Cleveland Clinic for adult medical oncology services, according to a Cadence Health news release.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Medicine will soon open the $230 million Duke Cancer Center, according to a Chronicle report.

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, part of Baylor Health Care System, is opening the $125 million Baylor Cancer Hospital, according to a health system news release.

Johnstown, Pa.-based Conemaugh Health System is building a 16,000-square-foot center for cardiac care, according to a Tribune-Democrat report.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has added four new experts to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

The Hi-Line Sletten Cancer Center in Havre, Mont., which is partnered with Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System, is ending its radiation oncology services, according to a Great Falls Tribune report.

Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, Pa., is scheduled to complete a $31.5 million cancer center early this summer, according to a Pocono Record report.

Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital's planned 60-bed hospital in Madison, Ala., which is scheduled to open later this month, has appointed its first board of directors, according to a Huntsville Times report. The 12-member board includes Mike Goodman, vice chair of Huntsville…

The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses and 40 of its chartered partners will celebrate PeriAnesthesia Nurses Awareness Week this week, Feb. 6-12, according to a news report by Somnia Anesthesia.

Here are five core concepts for healthcare providers this year, as well as observations on key healthcare delivery trends during 2011.