Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is calling for the construction of a new state mental health hospital in the panhandle region as part of his priorities going into the 88th legislative session, Amarillo Globe-News reported Dec. 6.
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ChristianaCare West Grove (Pa.) Campus received a $2.5 million grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for renovation and outpatient services development.
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee (Okla.) has broken ground on its new $150 million building, NewsOn6 reported Dec. 6.
Several hospitals and health systems, including Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Pittsburgh-based UPMC, have started or planned projects costing $1 billion or more.
The possibility of a new 131-bed hotel to be located next to Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta (Calif.) and designed for temporary nursing staff accommodation and others appears to be taking a step closer to reality, a Dec. 5 patch.com…
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Replacing Virginia's Central State Hospital could cost up to $400 million, approximately $50 million higher than current estimates, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Nov. 27.
New York Senator Chuck Schumer called on the federal government to prepare to act and aid New York as hospitals begin to deal with the surge of respiratory syncytial virus, silive.com reported Dec. 4.
North Dakota legislators are considering a new psychiatric hospital to boost mental health services in the state, the Dickinson Press reported Dec. 1.
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has received an $80,000 grant from HHS to fund military physicians' treatment of trauma patients at the hospital.
Los Angeles (Calif.) County General Hospital has been vacant for more than 14 years. Now, county leadership is preparing to transform the 1.2 million-square-foot facility into a housing and treatment center for the homeless, Los Angeles Magazine reported Nov. 30.