Lexington-based University of Kentucky HealthCare is planning to undergo a significant expansion in the coming years that could cost the health system up to $2.4 billion, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
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Bellaire, Texas-based Harris Health System's board has approved a $2.5 billion bond proposal to build a new hospital and make upgrades throughout the system, the Houston Chronicle reported April 27.
The University of Cincinnati Medical Center received $10 million in new market tax credits from Uptown Consortium to help fund the second floor of the hospital's emergency unit.
Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health awarded a $16 million electrical contract to Eaton to design and construct the electrical system for the health system's new Ann Arbor-based hospital set to open in 2025.
Voters in Moses Lake, Wash., approved a $130 million construction bond request for Samaritan Healthcare, the Columbia Basin Herald reported April 26.
Hartford-based Connecticut Children's is to break ground on what it terms the "most ambitious expansion in its history" April 28.
Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute had its outlook revised to positive amid strengthening operating performance, S&P Global said April 20.
Southport, N.C.-based Dosher Memorial Hospital has begun its seven-year expansion and improvement plan.
Construction on the first all-electric hospital in the U.S., UCI Medical Center Irvine-Newport (Calif.), is set to be fully operational by 2025, the Los Angeles Times reported April 25.
A new survey from healthcare payments company Sphere found that 68 percent of providers place a high priority on improving patient payment collections.