York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health opened WellSpan Newberry Hospital in Newberry Township, Pa., on March 10, expanding the system’s footprint in central Pennsylvania. Five notes: 1. The microhospital is the system’s 10th hospital across Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, according to…

Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health has received notice from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission that its certificate of need was approved to build a $900 million hospital in Memphis. The CON request will be finalized March 24.  The former Commercial…

Moses Lake, Wash.-based Samaritan opened a $225 million hospital in Moses Lake on March 7.  Samaritan Hospital comprises an emergency room, family birth center, medical surgical suites, intensive care unit and the Paul Lauzier Surgical and Infusion Center, according to…

St. David’s South Austin (Texas) Medical Center is building a $180 million, four-story patient tower to expand inpatient, rehabilitation and surgical care access. The hospital is part of St. David’s Healthcare, which is a partnership between Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA and…

Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital will submit a certificate of need this spring for a $22 million project to expand and modernize its 25-bed emergency department.  Olean General Hospital is a member of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health and part of Olean-based…

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has launched the Deikel Family Pediatric and Neonatal Transport Program backed by a $10 million gift. Four things to know: 1. The donation comes from Ted and Pamala Deikel, according to a March 3 health system…

Long wait times, crowded waiting rooms, and frustrated staff are often symptoms of inefficient workflows driven by physical space constraints. Poorly designed layouts can create bottlenecks, limit privacy, and negatively impact both staff and patient experience. Yet for many hospitals,…

St. Louis Children’s at CoxHealth is opening an independently licensed pediatric hospital in Springfield, Mo., expanding access to higher-acuity pediatric services in southwest Missouri, according to a Feb. 27 news release shared with Becker’s. The hospital, opening March 1 on…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Ascension are planning competing freestanding emergency departments in Fairview, Tenn., a fast-growing community in western Williamson County. TriStar Horizon Medical Center, a subsidiary of HCA, is applying for a certificate of need to build a…

AI is revolutionizing healthcare — not just in clinical decision-making and operational workflows, but in the physical environments where care is delivered. As hospitals and health systems face growing financial pressures, ongoing workforce constraints and rising patient expectations, every capital…