Naples (Fla.) Community Hospital received a $20 million donation from philanthropists Diana and Don Wingard to build a new heart health and stroke care wing at the hospital, NBC2 reported Feb. 22.

Two new hospitals have been approved in North Carolina, as have additional beds in existing facilities, according to a Feb. 21 North Carolina Public Radio report.

Waterville, Maine-based Northern Light Inland Hospital is set to build a new simulation center to teach healthcare skills next to its 48-bed hospital, centralmaine.com reported Feb. 21.

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has decided not to move forward with plans to build a $350 million, seven-story research building and to instead build a new dental school facility, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported Feb. 21.

Hawkinsville, Ga.-based Taylor Regional Hospital opened its new $6 million emergency room, 13WMAZ reported Feb. 20.

Billionaire Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade, has donated $1 million to help with the build of a new rural hospital in the state that is facing a funding gap, according to a Feb. 20 Jackson Hole Daily report.

Aurora, Ill.-based VNA Health Care received $500,000 in federal funds for the construction of a new 14,000-square-foot facility in Joliet, Ill.

Inflationary pressures are continuing to affect both the budgets and timing of a number of planned healthcare projects. Here is a sample of such affected projects since Becker'sreported on similar delays at the end of 2022.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently distributed $49.6 million in funds to healthcare organizations across Western New York, The Buffalo News reported Feb. 15.

Costs of window replacement at Iowa City-based University of Iowa Children's Stead Family Children’s Hospital have tripled to $45 million after workers found that the number of floors with damaged windows was nine instead of two, The Gazette reported Feb.…