Indiana Regional Medical Center in Indiana, Pa., has broken ground on a $55 million expansion and renovation project, known as the Centennial Building Project, according to a report by The Dispatch.
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St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford (Conn.) has opened the $9.1 million Comprehensive Women's Health Center in Hartford, according to a report by The Hartford Courant.
St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake (Calif.) has completed an emergency department expansion, according to a Lake County News report.
Improving patient load and patient flow may accelerate progress toward quality care, according to a perspective published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
The Boston-based Institute for Healthcare Optimization's 14-hospital pilot program to reduce hospital "bottlenecks" — when inefficiencies result from increased patient volumes — has been highly successful, in some cases doubling patient capacities, according to a report in NJ Spotlight.
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The Unterberg Children's Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., has completed a $2 million expansion of its neonatal unit, according to a report by The Star-Ledger.
Faith Community Hospital in Jacksboro, Texas, has broken ground on a replacement facility, according to a Jacksboro Newspapers report.
Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System announced that plans to rebuild the Moore (Okla.) Medical Center have been approved by the Norman Regional Hospital Authority.
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., has started constructing a $14.9 million self-contained surgical suite, according to a report by The Hudson Independent.
Willis-Knighton Hospital South in Shreveport, La., is undergoing a $40 million renovation and expansion, according to a KSLA 12 report.