Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will launch a five-year $1 billion fundraising campaign April 20 to support a $3.4 billion campus transformation, a spokesperson for the hospital told Becker's.
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Children's Hospital New Orleans has finished its $300 million expansion, which includes 230,000 square feet of new clinical care space, nola.com reported April 17.
More healthcare organizations are moving into empty retail space that can fit a broad range of services in one building, Marketplace reported April 13.
The struggling Thomasville (Ala.) Regional Medical Center received a $1 million donation from an anonymous donor to remain open, WKRG reported April 13.
The pandemic has prompted philanthropists to donate quicker than they did in the past, The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported April 9.
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System broke ground on its 70-bed hospital in La Crosse, Wis., April 12. The project is estimated to cost $198 million, a spokesperson told Becker's.
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is planning a $287 million investment to grow its footprint, which includes an expansion of its Saxony Hospital campus in Fishers, Ind.
Six hospital construction projects with price tags of $1 billion or more have been announced, advanced or opened since March 21.
Four hospital construction projects have recently battled delays due to theft, supply chain disruptions and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles was the most expensive U.S. city for the construction of general hospitals in the fourth quarter of 2021, a recent Statista report found.