The San Jose (Calif.) Planning Commission has recommended rejecting Good Samaritan Hospital's proposed expansion, largely due to concerns about its for-profit owner, HCA Healthcare, according to the San Jose Spotlight. 

The population of Suffolk, Va., has approximately doubled since 1990, and that growth is expected to continue, said Andy Spicknall, president of the new Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center, which is expected to open in the spring.  

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth opened its new $263 million AdventHealth Riverview (Fla.) hospital on Oct. 23.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has kicked off a more than $500 million patient tower expansion at its Vanderbilt University Hospital.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has shared plans for a freestanding children's hospital in Las Vegas that is estimated to cost $1 billion, according to a report from consulting firm Tripp Umbach.

The University of Maryland Medical System has broken ground on a $540 million, six-story replacement hospital in Easton.

Health systems are planning new facilities to increase access to oncology and pediatric services, as well as to combine current facilities.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has applied to the Hartford Planning and Zoning Commission to add five new buildings to its existing Hartford Hospital campus. 

Philadelphia-based St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, part of West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health, has received a commitment for around $30 million in financial support.

The redevelopment of the former Atlanta Medical Center campus is set to begin in the coming weeks, Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System said in an Oct. 17 news release.