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Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md., is opening its $5.6 million expanded radiation oncology suite at the Tate Cancer Center, according to a Capital report.

The Radiological Society of North America has named a new president, president-elect and chairman to its board of directors, according to RSNA news releases.

Hospitals rarely met the recommended door-in to door-out time of 30 minutes for transferring patients to another hospital for percutaneous coronary intervention, according to a study in Archives of Internal Medicine.

Jeffrey Hoffman, a healthcare strategist with Kurt Salmon, recently discussed Wal-Mart's potential expansion of in-store health clinics in a USA Today report.

Earlier this month, TeamHealth selected its 2011 Medical Director of the Year awards, given to 10 physicians who are honored for their leadership, according to a TeamHealth news release.

Press Ganey recently honored Johnston Health, a client of Quorum Health Resources, with the 2011 Top Improver Award, according to a QHR news release.

Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Ky., part of Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare, have opened a new interventional cardiology lab, according to a health system news release.

VA Ann Arbor (Mich.) Healthcare System has opened its hematology-oncology infusion center, according to a Heritage report.

All five members of the village council have unanimously opposed Ridgewood, N.J.-based Valley Hospital's renewal plan, according to a Ridgewood News report.

Construction of the new $42.3 million fifth floor addition — including a heart failure unit — is complete at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., according to an Inside Indiana Business report. The new heart failure unit is focused on…