Banner Health had its eyes on a parcel of land in Scottsdale, Ariz., but HonorHealth ended up winning a bidding war, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Nov. 17.
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After signing a letter of intent to merge in June, two Pennsylvania health systems have almost sealed the deal.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus has been approved by its board for an $85 million increase to its new inpatient hospital project budget.
Charity Hospital in New Orleans has sat vacant for 17 years. Now, Tulane University plans to give it new life as the core of its downtown medical school, CBS affiliate WWL reported Nov. 16.
Monroe County, N.Y., leaders have approved $5 million in cash infusions, part of the American Rescue Plan Act, to alleviate hospital backlogs, rochesterfirst.com reported Nov. 15.
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Marksville, La.-based Avoyelles Hospital has embarked on a $25 million expansion and renovation project, NBC and CBS affiliate KALB reported Nov. 16.
Salt Lake City could have a new downtown hospital if plans from Intermountain Healthcare come to fruition, a Nov. 15 report from Building Salt Lake said.
A long-delayed hospital in southwestern Arkansas is scheduled to open Dec. 6 with 15 inpatient beds and a 10-room emergency department, a Nov. 14 KSLA report said.
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has withdrawn an application to build a new hospital in Lakeland, Fla., amid objections from the local community, The Ledger reported Nov. 11.
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, which operates nearly 50 hospitals and hundreds of care sites across nine states, said Nov. 15 it is expanding its presence in its home state with a four-story hospital and emergency room facility in Winter Haven.