Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente received approval from the San Jose (Calif.) planning commission during a Sept. 11 meeting to move forward with plans to demolish its existing San Jose Medical Center and build a new hospital.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health broke ground Sept. 12 on its estimated $2.2 billion "Destination: Grand" hospital expansion project, the health system's largest investment to date. 

Continuing to build out its outpatient capabilities is a key part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's long-term plan, CEO Sam Hazen said at recent healthcare conferences. 

Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs (Texas) will undergo a $25 million expansion.

Raleigh-based UNC Health Rex, a satellite campus part of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health, has filed a certificate of need application to build a hospital in Wake Forest, N.C., for $462.1 million, a spokesperson for UNC Health told Becker's Sept. 11. 

UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation has launched a campaign to raise $200 million for the Pittsburgh hospital.

Medical City McKinney (Texas), part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is planning an estimated $142 million in construction projects set to begin next year.

Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital is planning a $25 million emergency department renovation and expansion.

Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care is moving forward with a $3 billion expansion of its main campus, set to break ground this month.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health has launched a campaign to raise $750 million by 2028 in philanthropic donations to invest in communities it serves, the largest one in the nonprofit health system's 109-year history.

South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta has begun the third stage of its $150 million expansion project.

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Adena Health System is moving forward with plans for a new critical access hospital in Fayette County, set to open in 2027. 

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health have received a $25 million gift from the Hamon Charitable Foundation to support the development of a $5 billion pediatric health campus, which the two institutions plan to open within six to seven years. 

Norton Healthcare is opening a $90M hospital in West Louisville, Ky., this fall, the health system said Sept. 5. 

Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, has opened a $14M freestanding emergency room in Las Vegas.

A 443-acre community development featuring retail, housing and recreational amenities is coming to Valley Children's Healthcare in Madera, Calif. 

CentraCare is investing nearly $230 million on expansion projects at two outpatient campuses,  the St. Cloud, Minn.-based system said in an Aug. 28 news release. 

The University of California Los Angeles received a $120 million donation from billionaire spine surgeon and philanthropist Gary Michelson, MD, and his wife, Alya Michelson, for its California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy.

From student debt relief for staff, to funding an education and conference center, here are how seven health systems are spending donations, as reported by Becker's since July 12: 

A $15 million donation will fund a new education and conference center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.