Houston-based Townsen Memorial Health System opened its second hospital Jan. 15 — a $30 million facility in west Houston — bringing the system to 12 locations overall. Townsen Memorial Hospital-West includes 13 inpatient beds, six operating rooms, two procedure rooms,…
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A vote on Phoenix-based Banner Health’s proposed hospital project in Scottsdale, Ariz., was delayed after the health system requested a continuance during a meeting of Scottsdale’s Planning Commission on Jan. 14. Banner broke ground in May on the first phase…
Children’s Hospital of Richmond — part of Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health — will welcome the first patients to its new $28 million neonatal intensive care unit on Jan. 31. The 28,000-square-foot unit is housed within the hospital’s children’s tower, which…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has shared plans to open its HCA Florida Auburndale Emergency facility Jan. 19 as the system pushes to grow its freestanding ED footprint in Florida. HCA Florida Auburndale Emergency, which will be part of HCA Florida…
Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Health plans to open a freestanding emergency department next to its new orthopedic surgery center in West Lafayette, Ind. The freestanding ED will be next to Franciscan Health OrthoIndy Surgery Center, a 44,000-square-foot facility offering outpatient surgery,…
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Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Memorial Medical Center has received the New York State Department of Health’s approval to kick off a $53 million construction and renovation program, with the first phase to begin immediately. The initial $6.5 million phase was greenlit…
San Antonio-based University Health is investing $1.7 billion in a five-year expansion, including two new community hospitals and two multispecialty clinics. Here are five things to know: 1. The cost of University Health Palo Alto Hospital in San Antonio and…
The University of Texas at Austin has received a $100 million gift to support its planned academic medical center. The donation comes from Austin residents Tench and Simone Coxe, according to a Jan. 12 health system news release. The donation…
CommonSpirit on Jan. 11 opened a hospital in Ringgold, Ga., as part of a strategic push to keep more patients in North Georgia and prevent them from seeking care across the state line in Tennessee. The 135,000-square-foot Memorial Hospital-North Georgia…
Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center has received a $35 million gift, the largest in the hospital’s history. The gift from Tim and Jayne Donahue was used to support the hospital’s new $135 million patient care tower, which will open later in…