Irving, Texas-based Christus Health opened a $30 million, 30,000-square-foot hospital in Palestine, Texas, Jan. 29. The 10-bed inpatient hospital features a 15-bed emergency department and is connected to the Christus Magnolia clinic in Palestine to allow for smooth transitions between…
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Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center can move forward with plans to build a full-service hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn., after the Davidson County Chancery Court affirmed the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission’s approval of the facility. VUMC initially received approval from the…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare added about 100 facilities to its outpatient footprint in 2025 and the system heads into 2026 and 2027 with “significant capital in the pipeline” for outpatient development, CEO Sam Hazen said. The 190-hospital system now has…
Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network has opened its third neighborhood hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono Creek in Bartonsville, Pa. The 22,000-square-foot facility includes 10 inpatient beds, a full-service emergency room and a radiology suite. The hospital also offers laboratory, imaging…
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has shared plans to rebuild Erwin, Tenn.-based Unicoi County Hospital for $44 million after it closed in September 2024 due to flooding from Hurricane Helene. The original hospital was deemed unsafe following months of emergency…
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The Department of Veterans Affairs will invest $4.8 billion in fiscal year 2026 to modernize and upgrade its healthcare infrastructure. Four notes: 1. The funding, the largest single-year investment in the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program, will support facility…
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has begun planning a new pediatric hospital in Downers Grove, Ill. The proposed low-acuity facility would be Lurie Children’s first inpatient hospital outside its main location in Chicago, according to a…
Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth and Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth are proposing adjacent hospital projects in Broomfield, Colo., NPR affiliate KUNC reported Jan. 26. Both proposals are in conceptual phases and Broomfield officials are expected to begin the review process in February,…
Didier Moritz, a patient of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Holy Cross Health, has donated a second $500,000 gift to the system’s foundation as a Charitable Gift Annuity, bringing his total contribution to $1 million. Holy Cross Health is part of Livonia,…
Orlando Health St. Cloud (Fla.) Hospital has opened an expansion that includes two cardiac catheterization lab procedure rooms and a new 10-bed intensive care unit, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot addition opened Jan. 26.…