Six hospital construction projects have been announced or have advanced in the last few weeks, as reported by Becker's.

Fayetteville, N.C.-based Cape Fear Valley Health System is planning a $110 million expansion of its flagship hospital, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The Wistar Institute Cancer Center in Philadelphia is getting a new name after receiving a $10 million gift from Ronald Caplan, founder and president of PMC Property Group, and his wife Ellen, the center said March 8. 

Memphis (Tenn.) International Airport and Memphis-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will open an airport lounge for patients and their families March 24.

Altru Health System has resumed construction on its $380 million hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., after it was paused because of COVID-19 problems, the Grand Forks Herald reported March 4.

Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern will use a $100 million donation to endow and support its School of Public Health, the university said this week.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has submitted a preliminary $1 billion proposal to replace the Buffalo (N.Y.) VA Medical Center, The Buffalo News reported March 4.

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health launched a $30 million fundraising campaign for a three-floor expansion to Niswonger Children's Hospital.

Nine gifts of $25 million or more have been made to healthcare organizations since the start of the new year, as reported on by Becker's.

Duquesne University in Pittsburgh broke ground March 1 on its College of Osteopathic Medicine.