The following hospitals announced in the last week plans to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
1. State approves Erlanger Hospital's plan to build $25M mental health hospital
The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency approved Chattanooga, Tenn.-based ErlangerHospital's proposal to build a $25 million, 88-bed mental health hospital, according to the Times Free Press.
2. Regional Hospital to build $15M heart center
Regional Hospital of Scranton (Penn.) is constructing a $15 million heart care center, reports The Times-Tribune.
3. 3 things to know about Mount Carmel Health System's proposed medical campus
Mount Carmel Health System is expected to start construction in September on a $50 million medical campus in Hilliard, Ohio, according to a Hilliard Northwest News report.
4. Gundersen Health System to build hotel on hospital campus
La Crosse, Wis.-based Gundersen Health System will build an $8 million hotel on its hospital campus where a parking lot used to be, according to WEAU News.
5. Winner Regional Healthcare Center plans $23M expansion: 4 things to know
Winner (S.D.) Regional Healthcare Center is planning a $23 million, 28,000-square-foot expansion of its facility, reports The Daily Republic.
6. Lima Memorial Health System opens center for Medicaid, uninsured patients
Lima (Ohio) Memorial Health System opened a healthcare center for uninsured and Medicaid patients on its campus, The Lima News reported.
7. St. Vincent to add 4 micro-hospitals
St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis said it will open four freestanding micro-hospitals as the system continues to expand its footprint in ambulatory and retail health markets, reports IndySTAR.
8. 3 things to know about South Texas College's new nursing facility
Construction of the new nursing facility at South Texas College in McAllen, Texas, broke ground Aug. 23, The Brownsville Herald reported.
9. Cook Children's Hospital opens $14M ED
Cook Children's Hospital in Forth Worth, Texas, unveiled its new $14.2 million emergency department, which is now the largest in the county, according to CBS.
10. Billings Clinic completes $20.9M expansion
After more than three years of construction, Billings (Mont.) Clinic finished its almost $21 million renovation project.
11. Staten Island will be home to New York's first integrated health campus
Recognizing that lifestyle and environment can play a huge role in chronic disease prevention and management, the New York City Economic Development Corp. unveiled plans for the city's first health-focused, mixed-use development in Staten Island: Sea View Healthy Community.
12. Calif. awards $3.1M grant to Orange County for psychiatric emergency centers
Thanks to a $3.1 million grant awarded by the state of California, Orange County will establish two emergency medical centers tailored to treating patients experiencing sudden psychiatric episodes.
13. Good Samaritan Hospital plans second ER expansion in a decade
To improve efficiency and accommodate a growing number of emergency room visits each year, Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., plans to add more emergency bays in its second expansion in the last decade, according to the Vincennes Sun-Commercial.
14. St. Mary's Medical Center contributes $2.5M to expand nearby psychiatric hospital
Grand Junction, Colo.-based St. Mary's Medical Center pledged $2.5 million to a campaign to fund the expansion of West Springs Hospital, a psychiatric facility also in Grand Junction, as part of an effort to fill the mental health resource gap in the region, according to The Business Times.