Harlowton, Mont.-based Wheatland Memorial Healthcare received a $19 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the construction of a new 38,080-square-foot critical access hospital in Harlowton.

Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Health System is set to begin construction of a $55 million replacement hospital for Union (S.C.) Medical Center in the spring of 2023, The Post and Courier reported Feb. 28.

Winston Salem, N.C.-based Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, now part of Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health, has filed a certificate of need to build a $246 million hospital in Greensboro, N.C, the Triad Business Journal reported Feb. 28. 

South Bend, Wash.-based Willapa Harbor Hospital is planning to build a $65 million facility on a recently purchased 20-acre plot of land in Raymond, Wash., The Daily World reported Feb. 27.

OhioHealth plans to invest $400 million to expand Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Central Ohio's only downtown adult hospital, according to the health system.

St. Luke's University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pa., is less than a week away from wrapping an expansion that has doubled the size of its Milford Township campus, Philadelphia Business Journal reported Feb. 27.

Kilmarnock, Va.-based Rappahannock General Hospital has raised $18 million from a community fundraising campaign to invest in repairs and expansion for the rural hospital, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported Feb. 27. 

Rome (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital received $26 million in funds from the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program to strengthen the hospital's financial situation and renovate its surgical services, The Oneida Daily Dispatch reported Feb. 26.

TriStar Health, the local part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is proposing a new $21 million freestanding emergency room in Nashville, the Nashville Business Journal reported Feb. 24.

Huntsville-based Thrive Alabama plans to build a new 72,000-square-foot community health center in Huntsville, NBC affiliate WAFF reported Feb. 24.

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital broke ground on Feb. 23 for a new hospital and emergency room in Gainesville, Fla., CBS 4 reported.

Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital is aiming to submit a bid for the neighboring Harding High School property after the city put it on the market, sfgate.com reported Feb. 23.

Naples (Fla.) Community Hospital received a $20 million donation from philanthropists Diana and Don Wingard to build a new heart health and stroke care wing at the hospital, NBC2 reported Feb. 22.

Two new hospitals have been approved in North Carolina, as have additional beds in existing facilities, according to a Feb. 21 North Carolina Public Radio report.

Waterville, Maine-based Northern Light Inland Hospital is set to build a new simulation center to teach healthcare skills next to its 48-bed hospital, centralmaine.com reported Feb. 21.

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has decided not to move forward with plans to build a $350 million, seven-story research building and to instead build a new dental school facility, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported Feb. 21.

Hawkinsville, Ga.-based Taylor Regional Hospital opened its new $6 million emergency room, 13WMAZ reported Feb. 20.

Aurora, Ill.-based VNA Health Care received $500,000 in federal funds for the construction of a new 14,000-square-foot facility in Joliet, Ill.

Inflationary pressures are continuing to affect both the budgets and timing of a number of planned healthcare projects. Here is a sample of such affected projects since Becker'sreported on similar delays at the end of 2022.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently distributed $49.6 million in funds to healthcare organizations across Western New York, The Buffalo News reported Feb. 15.