Construction of new expanded acute care service locations is to begin April 12 at Statesville, N.C.-based Iredell Memorial Hospital, according to an April 8 report from the Iredell Free News.

Austin, Texas-based Ascension Seton is investing $280 million to expand and revamp the Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

Richmond, Va.-based Sheltering Arms Institute, a rehab hospital partly owned by VCU Health, plans to add 30 beds, Richmond BizSense reported April 10.

Oregon Health & Science University has signed a $111 million contract amendment with New York City-based Skanska USA for the system's hospital expansion project in Portland.

Sandusky, Mich.-based McKenzie Health System is applying for a United States Department of Agriculture loan to help cover the costs of a new hospital in Sandusky, the Times Herald reported April 7.

Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital, a part of Phoenix-based Banner Health, finished construction on a six-year, $27 million expansion project, Wyoming News Now reported April 6.

The Cherokee Nation broke ground on a new $400 million hospital in Tahlequah, Okla.,The Journal Record reported April 6.

An analysis of 40 interviews of healthcare executives published by consulting firm CWH Advisors found that 63 percent of providers were dealing with revenue cycle staffing shortages.

Dayton (Ohio) Children's Hospital is investing $86 million in new capital expansion projects after recently completing work on a specialty care center, Dayton Business Journal reported April 6. 

Boardman, Ohio-based Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley unveiled its expanded emergency room after investing $31 million into the construction project, local news outlet 21WFMJ reported April 5.

Dallas-based Methodist Health System broke ground on its new $200 million campus in Celina, Texas, local news outlet WBAP reported April 5.

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare is putting $70 million toward an acute care hospital to replace Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston, Va.

Cascade (Idaho) Medical Center is asking voters to approve a $40 million bond for the construction of a new hospital, a year after voters rejected $19 million in bonds for the hospital, the BoiseDev reported April 4.

Memorial Hermann Katy (Texas) Hospital broke ground on a $167 million expansion that will add a new medical plaza and parking garage and increase the size of the emergency room, Houston Business Journal reported April 4.

Hospitals have long been a favorite target of philanthropists.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia received a $10 million donation from the Gilbert Family Foundation to research a cure for neurofibromatosis type 1.

Las Vegas-based University Medical Center has started a $55 million modernization and renovation project, the largest in the hospital's 92-year history, local news outlet 8 News Now reported April 3.

Doylestown (Pa.) Health has surpassed its fundraising goal of $100 million through its One Vision Campaign, which invests in programs, technology, facilities and people across the health system. Patch reported April 3.

Atlanta-based Piedmont Health is celebrating a project milestone at its Cartersville (Ga.) Medical Center as expansion there is set to be completed later this year.

NYC Health + Hospitals is partnering with other organizations in the city to build a new $30 million health center in one of the most underserved areas in New York.