Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network, a subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, will pursue a multiyear $500 million capital investment plan for nearly all of its facilities, according to a wane.com report.
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Erie-based UPMC Hamot purchased the former Environmental Reclamation Services center in Erie for $2.975 million to continue its expansion in the area, according to a GoErie.com report.
The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
Facilities and service providers in the healthcare industry are having to make some changes to keep up with recently adopted updates to National Fire Protection Association 101.
Construction began Monday on Birmingham, Ala.-based HealthSouth's 34-bed freestanding inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Pelham, Ala., according to the Shelby County Reporter.
The Washington State Department of Health has approved Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health's certificate of need requesting permission to build a new hospital at Harrison Medical Center-Silverdale (Wash.).
McLaren Northern Michigan, a regional referral center, will undergo an expansion of its main campus in Petoskey, Mich., reports UPNorthLive.com.
The Garden City, Kansas-based St. Catherine Hospital Women's Clinic may be out of commission for approximately a year after a spring snowstorm caused severe structural and water damage to the facility, according to The Garden City Telegram.
Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System disclosed plans to build a 17-story, $1.5 billion patient tower.
The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.