Texas Children’s in Houston has received a $5 million estate gift from philanthropist Barbara LeGrange, who passed away in March, to expand mental healthcare for children and adolescents across the region. Ms. LeGrange planned the donation, which includes $1 million…

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash., has received a $10 million gift as part of its fundraising campaign. Three notes: 1. The “Stronger Together” campaign has raised more than $100 million to expand and modernize care, according to…

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is planning a nearly $200 million expansion to add a new patient tower and expand surgical services. Four notes: 1. The project will add 62 private care rooms, bringing the hospital system to 647 patient care…

King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services added six freestanding emergency departments in 2025, according to its annual report released April 9.  As of January, UHS has 35 fully operational freestanding ERs, according to the report. In 2025, the freestanding…

Essentia Health-Fosston (Minn.) broke ground April 8 on a $12 million emergency department, which is expected to be complete by summer 2027. The ED will add more than 5,500 square feet to the facility and will feature dedicated rooms for…

Four health systems competed for an acute care bed expansion in North Carolina under the state’s certificate-of-need process, with regulators approving applications from Mission Hospital and Novant Health and not selecting applications from UNC Health and AdventHealth, according to March…

Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., has shared plans for a $97 million construction project that will expand clinical capacity and modernize key services. The hospital is part of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England.  The Kent Hospital expansion project will comprise…

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have begun construction on an estimated $1.68 billion cancer hospital in Boston. The work begins with the deconstruction of the former Joslin Diabetes Center building at 1 Joslin Place in Boston’s…

Northside Hospital Atlanta has kicked off construction on a renovation and expansion of its emergency department.  The project includes the renovation of 7,815 square feet of existing floor space and the construction of a two-story, 67,537-square-foot expansion across the ground…

Washington, Ind.-based Daviess Community Hospital will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 10 to celebrate the opening of its new women’s health center, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s. DCH, which operates a 48-bed hospital, seven specialty clinics…