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Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine received a $10 million donation from the Abramson Family Foundation, which will support the Abramson Cancer Center's research and care.

Visalia, Calif.-based Kaweah Health is planning to replace one of its hospital's wings with a nine-story, $500 million facility, Visalia Times Delta reported April 20.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth and Nashville-based HCA Healthcare are both planning to submit a certificate of need application to fill 67 beds in Buncombe County, N.C., MY40 reported April 21.

South Bend, Ind.-based Beacon Health System's $232 million construction project for Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind. will be completed in March 2026.

Bridgeport, W.Va.-based United Hospital Center's pediatric expansion plans are on hold because of insufficient funds, CBS affiliate WDTV reported April 19.  

States, politicians and healthcare workers are speaking out against the Biden administration's plan to restructure the veteran's healthcare system, which calls for the closure of hundreds of hospitals and clinics and the construction of new facilities.

Phoenix-based Banner Health is planning to build a four-story 330,000-square-foot medical center in the suburb of Buckeye.

New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has established a new research initiative after receiving a $50 million donation from the Starr Foundation.

America's for-profit health systems are planning several hospital construction projects. Here are 11 updates Becker's has reported on since November 2021:

University of Florida Health-Jacksonville received an $80 million check from Gov. Ron DeSantis in honor of the late Leon Haley Jr., MD, who was the health system's first Black CEO, News4Jax reported April 18.