Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group made headlines this year amid federal lawsuits and multibillion dollar acquisitions to diversify its offerings.
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Idaho physicians are collaborating to create a multispecialty medical center in an effort to lower costs and provide better care, according to the Post Register.
Pullman (Wash.) Regional Hospital is doubling same-day service rooms in a project that will expand the facility for the first time since its 2004 construction, according to a Coeur d'Alene Press report.
Ojai (Calif.) Valley Community Hospital saw no damage to the interior or exterior of the building as largely untamed wildfires ripped through the city Wednesday night into Thursday morning, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Lowell (Mass.) Community Health Center is expanding services to include vision and dental as part of a $25 million project, according to the Lowell Sun.
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The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System started a $65 million expansion of its Mankato, Minn. hospital's surgical suite, according to a Mankato Free Press report.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is constructing a facility next to Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson, Miss., the state's only pediatric hospital, according to a MPB report.
So far in 2017, eight hospitals and health systems announced or unveiled facility expansions and renovations with price tags of $1 billion or more.
Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Health Care, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is planning to construct a 140-bed hospital on a 21-acre plot purchased for 2.15 million by the health system last year, according to The Post and Courier.