Bristol, Pa.-based Lower Bucks Hospital will double its intensive care unit bed count from 10 to 22 through a $1.2 million expansion project, the Levittown Patch reported Dec. 29.

Irving, Texas-based Christus Health tapped Skanska AB, a Swedish construction firm, for a $95 million expansion project of Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Westover Hills Hospital in San Antonio, Markets Insider reported Dec. 29.

The construction of a new $400 million hospital for Lancaster, Calif.-based Antelope Valley Medical Center was taken one step closer to reality following approval by the system's new board of directors to set up a $50 million investment vehicle, according…

Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) Medical Center is planning a $120 million expansion to increase hospital capacity, according to the Herald-Tribune.

Providence Seaside (Ore.) Hospital, Astoria-based Columbia Memorial Hospital and Warrenton-based Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare backed two Oregon affordable housing projects with $500,000 grants, The Astorian reported Dec. 28.

ApolloMD, a clinical services provider for hospitals and health systems, and Cascade365, an accounts receivable company for healthcare, partnered up to work with RIP Medical Debt to eliminate more than $350 million of medical debt.

While many rural facilities face an uncertain future, one Oklahoma hospital is expanding its services following its acquisition by a California cardiologist and a more than $5 million renovation, the Pawhuska Journal-Capital reported Dec. 27.

Clinton, Mo.-based Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare broke ground on a new radiation and oncology facility near its main Clinton campus.

Becker's has reported on three hospitals or health systems experiencing infrastructure issues with its construction since Nov. 15:

Some hospital building projects are being put on hold amid inflationary pressures as potential final costs threaten to exceed original budget plans.