New York Senator Chuck Schumer called on the federal government to prepare to act and aid New York as hospitals begin to deal with the surge of respiratory syncytial virus, silive.com reported Dec. 4.

North Dakota legislators are considering a new psychiatric hospital to boost mental health services in the state, the Dickinson Press reported Dec. 1.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has received an $80,000 grant from HHS to fund military physicians' treatment of trauma patients at the hospital.

Los Angeles (Calif.) County General Hospital has been vacant for more than 14 years. Now, county leadership is preparing to transform the 1.2 million-square-foot facility into a housing and treatment center for the homeless, Los Angeles Magazine reported Nov. 30. 

Prosser (Wa.) Memorial Health broke ground on a new $112 million hospital slated to be ready for patients by 2024, radio station KONA reported Nov. 30.

Mountain Mesa, Calif.-based Kern Valley Hospital applied for a $34.5 million grant to meet a 2030 deadline that requires the hospital be "reasonably capable" of providing care following an earthquake, Bakersfield.com reported Nov. 30.

Indianapolis-based Ascension St. Vincent Hospital has broken ground on a $325 million brain and spine hospital, Inside Indiana Business reported Nov. 30. 

On Nov. 29, Davie-based HCA Florida Healthcare broke ground on an $88 million expansion to its Lake City Hospital, ABC affiliate WCJB reported. 

Apoorva Mehta, co-founder of Instacart, is entering the healthcare space with a venture called Cloud Health Systems, The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 29. 

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Bayfront Health is planning a cluster of specialty healthcare facilities on its St. Petersburg hospital campus, the St. Pete Catalyst reported Nov. 28. 

Construction on Columbus, Ohio-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's $1.9 billion hospital tower resumed Nov. 28 after a crack was found Nov. 23, Construction Dive reported.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health collaborated with urgent care company GoHealth to open a Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care clinic in Salisbury, N.C.

Durango, Colo.-based Mercy Regional Medical Center has requested an amendment to approve a new location for the construction of a three-story, 80,000-square-foot office building located north of the main hospital, The Durango Herald reported Nov. 28.

Colby, Kan.-based Citizens Medical Center is to build a replacement hospital and clinic with the aid of a $108 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development unit, according to a report from KWCH.

Local governments in Toledo, Ohio, and Cook County, Ill., are using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to erase medical debt for eligible residents, the Wisconsin Examiner reported Nov. 28.

The state of Pennsylvania has scrapped plans to sell the 300-acre former Harrisburg (Pa.) State Hospital Grounds, PennLive reported Nov. 23. 

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers awarded a $62 million contract to SNC-Lavalin, a project management company, to provide outfitting and transition services for the replacement of General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., which is located about 140 miles southwest of St. Louis.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is always on the lookout for possible M&A activity, according to a senior executive within the health system featured on a Nov. 20 Becker's podcast.

The following service cuts by hospitals and health systems have been reported by Becker's since Oct. 25: 

The following service additions at hospitals and health systems have been reported by Becker's since Oct. 27: