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Whitehall, Wis.-based Gundersen Tri-County Hospital is set to open its doors July 24 after projecting that construction would be complete in spring 2024, local news outlet WEAU reported April 23.

Davie-based HCA Florida Healthcare, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, purchased a $2.85 million plot of land in St. Cloud, Fla., with plans to build a new freestanding emergency room, Orlando Business Journal reported April 24.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, which reported net income of $1.36 billion for the first quarter of 2023, is looking at land acquisition as a key part of its growth plan, Sam Hazen, CEO of the 180-hospital system, told analysts April…

Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center is launching a $66.8 million expansion project to add 56 inpatient beds to the hospital, local news outlet ABC4 reported April 20.

Pittsburgh-based UPMC unveiled its new vision and rehabilitation facilities April 20, with the first patients expected in May.

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has opened a new 30-room unit for short-stay patients as the system continues to deal with stressful crowding and capacity issues, The Gazette reported April 19.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center could receive $800 million in the coming months if Merck completes its acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences, which develops precision therapies for immune-mediated diseases, according to an April 19 Pensions & Investments report.

Demolition at the Strong Memorial Hospital, the flagship facility at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center, is underway as part of a $640 million expansion project, reports ABC affiliate WHAM.

The board of trustees of Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Hospital approved a $73 million expansion project to meet an increase in demand, the Birmingham Business Journal reported April 19.

Gas station giant Wawa is donating $6.15 million to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia through the Wawa Foundation.