Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System have joined forces to build a freestanding emergency department in Sunrise, Fla. 

SSM Health is leasing a six-story office building from Centene in suburban St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Oct. 9.

AdventHealth Apopka (Fla.) is planning to invest $26.3 million to boost the number of its beds, the Orlando Business Journal reported Oct. 11.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals announced progress toward a $2 billion fundraising effort to invest in several areas, including pediatric and cancer care, innovation, and facility improvement.

Oviedo (Fla.) Medical Center, operated by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is increasing its number of beds in an $80 million expansion project, according to an Oct 10. Orlando Business Journal report.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute estimates that the freestanding cancer hospital it will construct in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston will cost $1.68 billion, according to the Boston Business Journal. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has had a permit approved for a $130.7 million patient tower at its Jacksonville, Fla., campus, according to an Oct. 10 Jacksonville Daily Record report.

Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network is to build a $186 million patient tower on its flagship campus, according to an Oct. 9 release.

Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Health is getting closer to finalizing its $256 million expansion plans after approval for further facilities on its main campus, according to an Oct. 9 Desert Sun report.

Autumn, so far, has been big for children's hospitals. 

Cleveland Clinic opened one of its largest medical centers and its first drive-thru pharmacy Oct. 6.

The Nebraska Board of Regents voted to allow Ohama-based University of Nebraska Medical Center to engage with design and construction planning teams for a $2.19 billion academic medical center project, the Omaha World-Herald reported Oct. 5. 

San Jose, Calif.-based Santa Clara Valley Healthcare has broken ground on a 230,000-square-foot medical facility, slated for completion in 2025, according to an Oct. 5 Commercial Property Executive report.

Catholic Health's $70 million neighborhood hospital in Lewiston, N.Y., will open its doors to patients Oct. 10, The Buffalo News reported. 

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare is planning to construct a new facility for its Tampa-based St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, marking its fourth new hospital project in the past five years. 

Illinois regulators gave Decatur-based HSHS St. Mary's Hospital approval for an $89 million project that would modernize the hospital's facilities but cut the number of beds, the Herald & Review reported Oct. 3. 

Louisville, Ky.-based UofL Health has started the process of fully opening the new emergency department at its Shepherdsville facility, according to a WAVE3 Oct. 3 report.

Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.) is to break ground Oct. 6 on a new emergency department close to its existing rehab facility, according to an Oct. 1 Springfield News-Leader report.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation received an $8 million donation, its largest gift to date from an individual.

Hospitals in Arkansas, California, Minnesota, Massachusetts and New York all recently received the largest donations in their history.