Saint Paul, Minn.-based Bethel University has launched the Anderson Family College of Health Sciences with the help of a $20 million donation to provide healthcare education to future healthcare workers.
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North Bergen, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center, part of Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, has kicked off construction on a new $50 million emergency department.
Marietta, Ohio.-based Memorial Health System broke ground Oct. 8 on a $125 million women and children's hospital, which is set to open in fall 2026.
Seattle Children's has opened Washington's first urgent care clinic dedicated to pediatric mental health.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earthquake retrofit requirements into law, and the legislation allows some hospitals to ask for a deadline extension, the Los Angeles Times reported Oct. 9.
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Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida received approval from the Sunrise (Fla.) community development department during a Sept. 24 meeting to build a 100-bed hospital.
Baptist Health Foundation, part of Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health, has kicked off its largest fundraising campaign with a goal to raise $600 million in philanthropic donations to invest in Baptist Health communities.
Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center, part of Burlington-based The University of Vermont Health Network, has temporarily paused construction on a $129 million outpatient surgical center.
From supporting construction projects to establishing endowed chairs, here are how six health systems are spending donations, as reported by Becker's since Sept. 20:
Smithfield, N.C.-based UNC Health Johnston has won its appeal to the state to add 12 acute- care beds at its Clayton campus, according to a Sept. 26 news release shared with Becker's.