Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Cottage Health has received a $50 million donation to go toward a new center for clinical expertise and research to boost patient care.

The $135 million Phoenix Children's campus in Glendale, Ariz., looks to partially open in November, according to an Aug. 23 Daily Independent report.

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin are planning to build a community hospital and medical office building in Sheboygan, Wis. 

Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System is planning to build a $168 million hospital in Pittsburg, Kan., according to an Aug. 23 report from NBC affiliate KSN16.

Lexington (S.C.) Medical Center has purchased 65 acres for $10 million, according to an Aug. 22 The Post and Courier Columbia report.

Fort Worth, Texas-based JPS Health Network, a 582-bed system, is likely to go over a $1.5 billion budget for new capital projects, according to an Aug. 18 Fort Worth Star-Telegram report.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health is planning to take on $300 million of debt to finance various projects, according to an Aug. 18 filing.

As financial pressures and workforce shortages mount, some hospitals and health systems are forced to end services. When cuts come to town, maternity units increasingly find themselves in trouble.  

Harris County, Texas, commissioners approved an election for a $2.5 billion bond for Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health's upgrades and expansion project, the Houston Chronicle reported Aug. 17.

Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Medical Center is looking to build a $277 million hospital on Johns Island, S.C., local news outlet WCBD reported Aug. 17.