Capital

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is planning to build a new full-service, community hospital campus in Bluffton, S.C.

Mercy Hospital South St. Louis broke ground Sept. 26 on a project to expand and redesign its entire emergency department. 

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has broken ground on a $421 million hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has obtained a total of $51 million in new donations to support a new tower currently under construction.

Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital has opened its $52 million surgical services and patient care tower and is expected to begin accepting patients later in September.

Inova Health has launched a comprehensive campaign to raise $500 million for the Falls Church, Va.-based health system by Dec. 31, 2029.

Three New York hospitals are among the 82 nonprofit organizations set to receive $360 million from billionaire donor B. Thomas Golisano, Buffalo Business First reported Sept. 17. 

Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care struck an agreement with the Fayette County (Tenn.) commissioners to create what will be the county's only hospital. 

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation has launched a campaign to raise $1 billion, the largest fundraising effort ever undertaken by a health system in New Jersey. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have delayed earthquake operational standards for hospitals.