Bon Secours held a ceremonial wall breaking Oct. 20 for its $48.5 million, 48,000-square-foot expansion of Mechanicsville, Va.-based Memorial Regional Medical Center.
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Construction began Oct. 18 for the new Plant City-based South Florida Baptist Hospital, which was originally scheduled for August but was delayed because of a surge of COVID-19 cases.
A 25,000-square-foot, $44 million addition to Montefiore New Rochelle (N.Y.) Hospital is now open, which includes a health center, redesigned emergency department and improved radiology unit, News 12 reported Oct. 19.
Marianna, Fla.-based Jackson Hospital is hoping to get a grant to change its third floor into a pandemic wing, a project that is expected to cost $2 million, WJHG reported Oct. 19.
Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health are teaming up to build and operate a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Louisville after receiving a certificate of need.
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Dallas-based Steward Health Care is moving forward with its plan to build a new hospital in Washington City, Utah, despite some concerns from community members that the project would be abandoned.
UNC Health Rex Holly Springs (N.C.) Hospital has rescheduled its opening for Nov. 1 now that the number of COVID-19 cases has declined in the area, The News & Observer reported Oct. 19.
HCA Healthcare opened its new $9.7 million freestanding emergency department Oct. 18 in Davenport, Fla., called ChampionsGate Emergency, Orlando Business Journal reported.
Duke University Health System purchased 10 lots for $3.1 million in Mebane, N.C., which a spokesperson said will potentially be used for an office building, Triad Business Journal reported Oct. 18.
Here are 12 hospitals or health systems that have completed expansions, are in the process of expanding or are planning to expand, as reported by Becker's in the last few weeks.