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The following hospitals announced in the last week plans to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health Care last week opened a new health center in Davis County to expand access to care for patients in that region, Fox 13 reported.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Acadia Healthcare broke ground Thursday on its new $24 million behavioral health hospital in Conway, Ark., according to a report on ArkansasMatters.com.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist University Hospital broke ground Wednesday on its $280 million master campus plan, according to The Daily News.

Hurricane Matthew, now a Category 3 system churning northwest along Florida's east coast, is packing more than 100 mph winds and storm surges up to 11 feet, according to the latest New York Times report.

An air conditioning malfunction at Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital in July is expected to cost the hospital nearly $13.5 million in damages, according to ABC27 News.

Alexandria, Minn.-based Douglas County Hospital broke ground on a $15 million expansion project Sept. 30, reports Twin Cities Business.

Due to impending weather conditions expected from Hurricane Matthew, Health First has evacuated patients from its hospital in Cape Canaveral, Fla., reports Space Coast Daily.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare notified patients it will close its orthopedic practice in Waterford, Conn., Oct. 31, reports The Day.

The proposed Prince George's County Regional Medical Center in Largo, Md., is one step closer to fruition, reports The Washington Post.