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St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast in Fishers, Ind., has started construction on a 40-bed inpatient hospital that will expand the current hospital by twofold, according to an Indianapolis Star report.

Scientists at Johns Hopkins believe they have found a kinder and gentler alternative to cardiac defibrillator used to halt the rapid and potentially fatal irregular heart beat known as ventricular fibrillation, according to a Johns Hopkins release.

Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., is planning to build a $200 million patient tower and trauma center, according to a KJRH report.

Newark-Wayne Community Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., has started construction for a new $13 million emergency department to replace the existing one, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report.

The Cleveland Foundation has given the Cleveland Clinic a $750,000 grant to create the Leonard Krieger Chair in Preventive Cardiology, according to a news release.

Jackson, Miss.-based Baptist Health System has broken ground on a $2 million medical clinic building in Madison, Miss., according to a Mississippi Business Journal report.

Mike Lipomi, president and CEO of Surgical Management Professionals in Sioux Falls, S.D., offers expert insight into surgery center cuts during this economic climate. Read the full report in Becker’s ASC Review on Mr. Lipomi’s thoughts on surgery center cuts.

The Mayo Clinic has started construction on an experimental cancer treatment center on its Rochester, Minn., campus with plans to begin construction for a similar center on its Phoenix, Ariz., campus, according to a Finance and Commerce report.

Community Memorial Hospital in Sumner, Iowa, has broken ground on a $19.6 million construction project for a replacement hospital, according to a WFC Courier report.

Miami Valley Hospital South in Centerville, Ohio, plans to break ground on a $20 million construction project on Sept. 30, according to a Dayton Daily News report.