The Backus Center for Specialty Care will be built on a site behind the William W. Backus Emergency Care Center in Plainfield, Conn., according to The Bulletin.
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A number of Republicans are now blaming the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for encouraging healthcare mergers among insurers, according to a report by The Hill.
Orland Park trustees gave approval for plans to build the new University of Chicago Medicine building in the village's downtown area, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Dayton Children's Hospital is planning a $47.5 million expansion to its Springboro campus, which will include an outpatient surgery center with four operating rooms, according to Dayton Online News.
Excelsior Orthopaedics, based in Buffalo, N.Y., will officially break ground on its new, $9.5 million ambulatory surgery center in Amherst, N.Y., according to The Buffalo News.
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Beebe Healthcare opened a temporary walk-in care location on the weekends to accommodate the people living and working in Lewes, Del., according to Cape Gazette.
Analysts gave AmSurg shares a "buy" rating, updating the price target to $72.63.
Physicians Realty Trust, a self-managed healthcare real estate investment trust based in Milwaukee, has acquired the Laser & Surgery Center of the Palm Beaches in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., according to The Real Deal.
WellStar Health System, based in Marietta, Ga., has officially opened its new surgery center at the WellStar East Cobb Health Park.