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Pennsylvania health system to build new hospital in Florida
Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health, a specialty hospital system, will build a new 42-bed rehabilitation hospital in Wesley Chapel, Fla. -
NYC Health + Hospitals receives $1M donation after treatment of trauma patient
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue received an anonymous $1 million donation to acknowledge care provided to a patient who sustained head trauma after a fall. -
COVID-19 policies helped reduce medical debt burden, study says
About 11 percent of Americans belonged to families that struggled to pay medical bills in 2021, down from 14 percent in 2019, in a sign that COVID-19 pandemic-era efforts to expand insurance access are working, Bloomberg reported Jan. 18. -
Atrium breaks ground on Wake Forest School of Medicine, innovation hub
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, now a part of Charlotte-based Advocate Health, joined forces with Wexford Science and Technology to break ground on Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte and the surrounding innovation district, known as "the Pearl." -
Encompass set to build Rhode Island hospital
Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health is set to build a 50-bed rehabilitation hospital in Johnston, R.I. -
Children's Hospital of Orange County breaks ground on new tower
Children's Hospital of Orange (Calif.) County broke ground on a new nine-story medical tower that will host a variety of pediatric outpatient services. -
Healthcare communications company raises $20M
Authenticx, a healthcare communications company that works to monitor customer feedback, raised $20 million in series B financing. -
California HCA hospital eyes expansion
San Jose, Calif.-based Good Samaritan Hospital is looking to add 146 beds to its campus, the East Bay Times reported Jan. 17. -
Milwaukee County looks to erase $153M of medical debt
Milwaukee County, Wis., is looking to partner with nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to eliminate $153 million in medical debt held by 67,000 residents, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Jan. 17. -
Xavier U receives $1.5M gift from Louisiana health system
New Orleans-based LCMC Health granted a $1.5 million gift to Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. -
$400M Hawaii hospital renovation plan moves forward
The $400 million renovation project plan for Kapaa, Hawaii-based Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital has moved forward as hospital administrators work to have a set plan in place by the end of the year, Honolulu Civil Beat reported Jan. 13. -
Nebraska pediatric hospital announces expansion plans
Omaha, Neb.-based Children's Hospital is expanding with a new Omaha facility, ABC affiliate KETV reported Jan. 12. -
Advantum launches new RCM platform
Advantum Health, a healthcare revenue cycle management company, launched its newest RCM platform, ATOM. -
Baylor Scott & White breaks ground on hospital expansion project
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Round Rock (Texas) broke ground Jan. 11 on a construction project that will expand the labor and delivery unit, add a neonatal intensive care unit and add more operating rooms, according to ABC affiliate KVUE. -
3 charity donations to hospitals worth more than $1M
Hospitals and health systems have long been recipients of philanthropists' gifts. Here are three donations over $1 million Becker's has reported since Dec. 19: -
Former Pennsylvania state hospital site sells for $5.5M
The site of a former state hospital in Allentown, Pa., has been sold to Developer City Center for $5.5 million, WFMZ reported Jan. 11. -
New York hospital receives $1.2M donation to pay off patients' medical debt
Charitable group Spark of Hudson donated $1.2 million to Hudson, N.Y.-based Columbia Memorial Health to forgive the medical debt held by 1,156 patients, the Times Union reported Jan. 12. -
Former Pennsylvania hospital property sold for $22.5M
A former hospital building in Norristown, Pa., has been sold for $22.5 million, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported Jan. 11. -
$640M URMC hospital project gets underway
Rochester, N.Y.-based Strong Memorial Hospital is undergoing a $640 million expansion that will add more than 650,000 square feet of hospital space, ABC affiliate WHAM reported Jan. 11. -
3 recent RIP Medical Debt debt forgiveness partnerships
The New York City-based nonprofit RIP Medical Debt has grabbed headlines through its ability to buy back medical debt and cancel it.
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