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The battle is still waging over Janesville, Wis.-based Mercy Health System and Crystal Lake-based Centegra Health System's separate plans to build a hospital, according to a Courier News report.

Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City, Ind., held an open house over the weekend and will officially open on Oct. 20, according to a news release by the hospital. 

Southwest General Health System in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, plans to spend roughly $128 million over the next four years in various expansion projects, according to a Plain Dealer report.

Virtual Radiologic, a technology-enabled national radiology practice, has announced that Pat Basu, MD, MBA, will join the company's executive and radiologist leadership teams as chief medical officer, according to a vRad news release (pdf).

Harrisburg (Pa.) Hospital has opened its newly constructed emergency department, which is more than double the size of the previous department, according to a Patriot-News report.

New York's Department of Health voted 16-2 to approve New York City-based Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's proposal of a $142 million outpatient cancer center in Westchester County, according to a Crain's New York Business report.

St. Mary's of Michigan in Saginaw is partnering with the Michigan CardioVascular Institute for cardiovascular care, according to a Saginaw News report.

Hospital Corporation of America has purchased 45 acres of land in Poinciana, Fla., where it plans to build a 60-bed hospital and medical office building, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

The Nicholson Center for Surgical Advancement in Celebration, Fla., part of Florida Hospital in Orlando, held its grand opening today, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has unveiled an action plan with four proposals to the federal government on how to improve healthcare quality and tackle rising costs.