Baton Rouge, La.-based Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is developing a three-phase plan to build a $100 million cancer institute, according to the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report.
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Cleveland Clinic Mentor (Ohio) Hospital opened on July 11, becoming the city of Mentor's first hospital and the health system's first in Lake County.
Savannah, Ga.-based St. Joseph's/Candler Health System will open a 7,700 square-foot medical center inside the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America EV Plant in Ellabell, Ga., next year.
After laying off 35 workers in September 2022, Worcester, Mass.-based Family Health Center received a $2.9 million state grant that will help stabilize the hospital's financial situation, the Telegram & Gazette reported July 10.
Actor Danny Devito donated $500,000 to Neptune City, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Asbury Park Press reported July 10.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health has now put its planned Cambridge (Minn.) Medical Center replacement hospital project on indefinite hold as the 13-hospital system deals with persistent financial challenges.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has begun renovations on its UAB Hospital University emergency department and expects to begin a $73 million expansion project in 2024.
Indianapolis, Ind.-based IU Health is aiming to give 30 percent of construction and design work on its $4.3 billion expansion to certified minority, women and veteran-owned companies, Indiana Business Journal reported July 7.
The Ray Charles Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the legendary entertainer's estate, donated $1 million to Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai to boost its neuroscience program.
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is opening a surgery center on the campus of the Orthopedic Specialty Hospital in Murray, Utah, that will specialize in outpatient spine, hip and knee procedures,