Christus St. Michael Health System will break ground on a new Texarkana, Texas-based hospital, called Christus St. Michael Hospital-West, in early 2022.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health will construct three outpatient buildings in west Michigan that will cost $151 million.

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics received approval from the state's board of regents Jan. 12 to make plans for construction projects on its campus, which could increase capacity by 30 to 50 percent over the next decade, Iowa City Press-Citizen reported Jan. 12.

Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida has made a deal to buy 25 acres of land from the city of Sunrise, Fla., to build a hospital, but Fort Lauderdale-based Broward Health is asking the city to delay Baptist Health's deal to allow it to submit a competing proposal, the Sun Sentinel reported Jan. 11.

Geisinger Medical Center Muncy (Pa.) opened to the public Jan. 10 as part of a joint venture between Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger and Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health.

Mayo Clinic's Mankato, Minn.-based hospital is planning a four-story, 69-bed expansion, the Mankato Free Press reported Jan. 11.

In the last three months, seven hospitals and health systems have announced, advanced or completed expansion or renovation projects costing $1 billion or more.

Six hospitals and health systems have announced, advanced or completed construction projects since Dec. 17, as reported by Becker's.

Construction has begun on Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Neenah (Wis.), which is a $100 million investment and includes an expansion of the emergency department.

Phoenix-based Abrazo Health acquired 27 acres of land, which it plans to use for a new medical office building, ambulatory services and an acute care hospital.

La Mesa, Calif.-based Sharp Grossmont Hospital plans to spend $58 million on a new neurosciences center, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Jan. 2. 

The following health systems have opened hospitals, advanced proposals to build them or announced plans for them since Dec. 1:

Boston-based Mass General Brigham's plan to construct three outpatient surgery centers would lower healthcare prices and reduce expenditures on healthcare services, according to a recent independent report by Sean May, PhD, of Charles River Associates.

Stockton, Calif.-based Dignity Health St. Joseph's Medical Center is planning an expansion that includes a 331,000-square-foot inpatient acute care hospital facility.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is advising on the development, planning and design of a hospital in Bali, a province of Indonesia, The Straits Times reported. 

Good Samaritan Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., has partnered with resort wear brand Lilly Pulitzer to design VIP birthing suites. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health is planning to build a $169 million bed tower at Novant Health Matthews (N.C.) Medical Center.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced many hospitals, health systems and developers to make quick adjustments to meet new needs and trends, Building Design+Construction reported Dec. 15.

Nine hospitals have announced, advanced or completed construction projects in the last week.

The Cherokee Nation will replace W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah, Okla., with a new $400 million facility after Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed legislation Dec. 15 to make the investment.