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.

Warsaw, Ind.-based Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital broke ground on a $30 million expansion and renovation project, local news outlet WSBT reported April 19.

Memorial Healthcare System has paid $49 million to acquire the shuttered Hollywood (Fla.) Fashion Center mall, the Commercial Observer reported April 18.

Minot, N.D.-based Trinity Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Southwest Minot location, Minot Daily News reported April 17.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is opening a new five-story, 240,000-square-foot patient pavilion.

Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's has broken ground on a $52 million project to expand its East Hospital in Lee's Summit, Mo., ABC affiliate KMBC reported April 12. 

Chris Pass, CFO at John Muir Health, discussed the challenges of making investments during the pandemic while balancing long-term needs with innovative investments. Pass gave an example of expanding a cancer service line with new equipment to demonstrate how decisions…