Upstate New York will have a new hospital facility opening Dec. 14 courtesy of a collaboration between Valhalla-based WMCHealth and the state.

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health plans to open a four-story, 174,000-square-foot hospital as part of its Trinity Health Medical Center - Brighton campus.

The $561 million construction of Minot (N.D.) Trinity Hospital is set for a January completion and an April opening, The Grand Forks Herald reported Dec. 12.

Montefiore Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital is restoring a graveled parking lot to an open field following the opening of a new 400-space parking garage in 2023, Lohud reported Dec. 12.

Northside Hospital will be building more of the new tower at its Gwinnett campus 30 miles from downtown Atlanta than previously announced in a move that will make the Lawrenceville site the largest campus in the hospital system, according to a Dec. 10 Gwinnett Daily Post report.

MetroHealth Medical Center, a county-owned safety-net hospital in Cleveland, has received a $40 million gift from Bob and Joann Glick.

A survey from Regions Financial Corp. found that 54 percent of Americans did not know how to obtain debt relief for medical bills, 49 percent did not know how to use a health savings account to cover costs and 48 percent did not know how to negotiate a medical bill.

Construction has been completed on a new $1.7 million clinic for Hermann (Mo.) Area District Hospital, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Dec. 9.

The Kansas City (Mo.) Council has given the OK for an $130 million complex to be built on the site of the long-closed Trinity Lutheran Hospital, the Kansas City Business Journal reported Dec. 2. 

Atlanta-based Grady Health System is weeks away from wrapping construction on its 600,000-square-foot Correll Pavilion — a project that will expand the hospital's clinic capacity by 45 percent and increase total operating room volume by 25 percent. 

South Charleston, W.Va.-based Thomas Memorial Hospital is unveiling the addition of a new helipad, WCHS reported Dec. 8.

Nearly 10 percent of Americans hold medical debt. In 2022, the issue remained prevalent as politicians, hospital executives and patient advocacy groups worked to address the problem in a myriad of different ways.

The board of directors at Leadville, Colo.-based St. Vincent Health held a Dec. 7 meeting saying that they currently do not have enough money to pay employees on Dec. 9, 9News reported.

Kingston, N.Y.-based HealthAlliance Hospital on Mary's Avenue is set to reopen Dec. 14, following a $113 million renovation project, the Daily Freeman reported Dec. 7.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is calling for the construction of a new state mental health hospital in the panhandle region as part of his priorities going into the 88th legislative session, Amarillo Globe-News reported Dec. 6.

ChristianaCare West Grove (Pa.) Campus received a $2.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for renovation and outpatient services development.

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee (Okla.) has broken ground on its new $150 million building, NewsOn6 reported Dec. 6.

Several hospitals and health systems, including Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Pittsburgh-based UPMC, have started or planned projects costing $1 billion or more.

The possibility of a new 131-bed hotel to be located next to Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta (Calif.) and designed for temporary nursing staff accommodation and others appears to be taking a step closer to reality, a Dec. 5 patch.com report said.

Replacing Virginia's Central State Hospital could cost up to $400 million, approximately $50 million higher than current estimates, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Nov. 27.