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Tavares-based Florida Hospital Waterman will roughly double the size of its emergency department and add a patient tower housing pediatrics and women's services, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Today's typical healthcare delivery model is designed primarily to meet acute demand. But the ruse of chronic diseases and lifestyle-related issues has rendered this approach insufficient. Consumers are demanding wellness-focused models; this need is likely to increase in the future.

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The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board granted SwedishAmerican Hospital a certificate of exemption to build a $2.8 million, 10-bed neonatal intensive care unit at its facility in Rockford, Ill., according to rrstar.com.

Indianapolis-based Anthem is planning several moves following its failed $54 billion merger attempt with Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report.

South Lake Hospital in Clermont, Fla., broke ground earlier this month on a $13 million freestanding emergency department at the intersection of Lake, Orange, Osceola and Polk Counties, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

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