Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett broke ground on a $400 million expansion project, which includes a new patient tower and a medical office building, ABC affiliate WSB-TV reported June 8.

The LeBron James Family Foundation is planning to open a multimillion-dollar medical facility next year in the NBA superstar's hometown of Akron, Ohio. 

University of Louisville (Ky.) Health broke ground June 6 on a $144 million expansion project of University of Louisville Hospital.

The Buncombe County (North Carolina) Board of Commissioners is urging the division of health service regulation to approve a nonprofit acute healthcare choice to build a 67-bed facility and to reject the plan of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, owner of the county's Mission Hospital.

Charleston, S.C.-based Roper St. Francis Healthcare is planning to more than double the size of its Berkeley Hospital in four years through a $193 million investment.

UC Davis (Calif.) Health is planning a $579 million outpatient surgery center at its Sacramento, Calif., campus, which it expects to build by 2025, The Sacramento Bee reported June 2.

St. Vincent Healthcare, part of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, is making plans to build a replacement St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Mont.

Sentara Healthcare's new hospital campus being planned in Elizabeth City, N.C., will now cost $200 million, up from $158 million, because of supply chain issues and inflation, The Daily Advance reported June 1.

Several health systems have recently opened hospitals, announced plans to do so or have advanced projects. Here are 12 reported by Becker's since May 16:

Sarasota Memorial Hospital-Venice in Florida is planning a third patient tower on its campus, representing a $113 million investment.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Parkridge Health System has appealed a ruling that is allowing CHI Memorial to build a hospital in Ringgold, Ga, News 12 reported May 31.

Marshfield (Wis.) Clinic Health System recently broke ground on its new hospital on the campus of Marshfield Clinic Wisconsin Rapids Center.

Several health systems, including Sharp HealthCare and University of California-San Francisco, are planning hospital construction projects costing $1 billion or more. Here are five that Becker's has reported on in May:

Northern Light Blue Hill (Maine) Hospital broke ground May 26 on a new facility, which will have a full-service emergency department, CBS affiliate WABI 5 reported.

San Diego, Calif.-based Sharp HealthCare kicked off its $2 billion capital improvement plan with its May 26 groundbreaking for Sharp Memorial Hospital's Cushman Emergency and Trauma Center.

DuBois, Pa.-based Penn Highlands Healthcare has broken ground on a $70 million hospital and medical office building in State College, Pa.

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based St. Anthony's Hospital opened its $152 million patient tower, which adds 90 private rooms, Tampa Bay Times reported May 24.

HCA Florida Poinciana (Fla.) Hospital will start on a $9.9 million expansion of its intensive care and medical/surgical units this week. 

Bolivar, Mo.-based Citizens Memorial Hospital is planning a $77 million expansion and upgrade, which will be partially funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Los Angeles-based City of Hope is expanding its cancer care program after a $10 million gift from the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation, it said in an email to Becker's on May 24.