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COLUMBUS, GA. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has committed to insure a $210 million mortgage loan to the 376-bed St. Francis Hospital, a hospital and 60-bed assisted living facility located at 2122 Manchester Expressway in Columbus. The loan, which is being provided through FHA's Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program, will be used to renovate a portion of the existing facility, construct a new patient tower and medical office building, purchase new equipment and refinance a $50 million debt.