United Health Services has broken ground on its six-story tower at UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, N.Y.

The University of Vermont Health System told regulators that it won't be able to move forward with a plan to add beds to an inpatient psychiatric unit unless its financial situation improves, VTDigger reported April 27. 

Several hospital openings by health systems have taken place, been announced, advanced or delayed in April. Here are 11 reported by Becker's since April 6:

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed $50 million for improvements at an adult hospital building at Jackson-based University of Mississippi Medical Center, he shared in an April 26 tweet.

UnityPoint Health opened its $38.4 million replacement hospital in Marshalltown, Iowa, the Des Moines, Iowa-based organization said April 27. 

Several health systems have recently announced competing plans for hospitals or for providing beds. Becker's recently covered these four turf wars:

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Quincy (Ill.) Medical Group's proposal to build a $61 million hospital on April 26. 

Houston Methodist has begun site preparation for its $1.4 billion Centennial Tower, which will be 26 stories tall and connect to the Paula and Joseph C. "Rusty" Walter III Tower.

Atlanta-based Piedmont has finished its $194 million patient tower at Piedmont Athens (Ga.) Regional, which spans nearly 229,000 square feet.

Several hospital construction projects with price tags of $500 million or more have been recently announced, advanced or completed. Here are nine Becker's has reported on since March 23:

Several hospital construction projects have been recently announced, advanced, completed or delayed. Becker's reported on the following nine projects since April 12.

TriStar Greenview Regional, a subsidiary of Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, has applied to build a $350 million acute care hospital with 72 beds in Bowling Green, Ky., Bowling Green Daily News reported April 21.

Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health is planning to replace one of its hospital's wings with a nine-story, $500 million facility, Visalia Times Delta reported April 20.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth and Nashville-based HCA Healthcare are both planning to submit a certificate of need application to fill 67 beds in Buncombe County, N.C., MY40 reported April 21.

South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System's $232 million construction project for Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind. will be completed in March 2026.

Bridgeport, W.Va.-based United Hospital Center's pediatric expansion plans are on hold because of insufficient funds, CBS affiliate WDTV reported April 19.  

States, politicians and healthcare workers are speaking out against the Biden administration's plan to restructure the veteran's healthcare system, which calls for the closure of hundreds of hospitals and clinics and the construction of new facilities.

Phoenix-based Banner Health is planning to build a four-story 330,000-square-foot medical center in the suburb of Buckeye.

America's for-profit health systems are planning several hospital construction projects. Here are 11 updates Becker's has reported on since November 2021:

Children's Hospital New Orleans has finished its $300 million expansion, which includes 230,000 square feet of new clinical care space, nola.com reported April 17.