An MLB star is donating $1 million to a children’s hospital where his son was treated, ESPN reported. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is making the donation to Orange, Calif.-based Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where his son,…
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Rockledge, Fla.-based Health First is planning a $230 million, five-floor patient tower expansion at Palm Bay (Fla.) Hospital. Four things to know about the project, per a May 29 news release from the health system: 1. Built in the 1990s…
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System plans to file a letter of intent with the state department of health on or before June 23 for a 230-bed hospital in Acworth, Ga. The new hospital would be built across from Wellstar Acworth…
Columbus-based The Ohio State University has received $10 million from Stan and Joan Ross toward its new Wexner Medical Center inpatient tower. The 26-story, 820-private room hospital is expected to open in early 2026. It will support research, clinical care…
Phoenix-based Banner Health broke ground May 21 on the first phase of a new medical campus, which will house multiple healthcare services under one roof. The 120,000-square-foot facility in Scottsdale, Ariz., will feature an ASC, a pharmacy, imaging services, cancer…
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From advancing biomedical research to supporting the construction of a pediatric campus, here are how five health systems are spending donations, as reported by Becker’s since May 6: 1. Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health received a $20 million donation from Sarah…
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has received a $20 million donation from Sarah and John Lechleiter and Deborah and Randall Tobias to create the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation. IU Health will match the donation, bringing the investment in the institute…
Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health broke ground on a $138 million behavioral health hospital in Easley, S.C., on May 19. Four notes: 1. The 134,621-square-foot hospital will feature 112 beds and replace Prisma’s existing 65-bed Marshall I. Pickens Hospital in Greenville. …
Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health has received $4 million from the Hawaii Medical Service Association to support the redevelopment of Straub Benioff Medical Center. The gift supports the first phase of a three-part expansion project to increase healthcare access. Currently, construction…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, said May 15 it plans to build a new full-service hospital in Clarksville, Tenn., and expand a comprehensive health system in the area. The facility, located on 96 acres, will…