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.

Edgewood, Ky.-based St. Elizabeth Healthcare is building a new $125 million hospital in Greendale, Ind., local radio station 99.3FM reported Oct. 3. 

Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital opened The Domino's Village, a $110 million, 140-room apartment building for cancer patients and their families, CoStar CoStar News reported Oct. 2.

The former CEO of Richmond-based VCU Health long lobbied against a now abandoned $325 million capital project and faced internal opposition from the health system as he did so, according to an Oct. 2 Richmond BizSense report.

In the past two days, two health systems have shared plans to build new children's hospitals. 

St. Louis-based SSM Health is building a new, state-of-the-art Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. 

Local residents are demanding far greater transparency over the possible expansion of Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center, according to a Sept. 27 patch.com report.

Rhinebeck, N.Y.-based Northern Dutchess Hospital, part of Nuvance Health, received a $3 million donation from Gayle Bontecou, the largest donation in the hospital's history, Mid Hudson News Sept. 28.

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network is set to open a new orthopedic hospital and is expected to begin treating patients this winter.