Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare System announced a $93 million expansion and renovation of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land (Texas) Hospital, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
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With the addition of the UCLA Medical Group in Los Angeles and the Humboldt-Del Norte Independent Practice Association based in Eureka, Calif., Anthem Blue Cross has expanded its accountable care network to 11 members, effective Oct. 1.
Two accountable care organizations — Essentia Health in Duluth, Minn., and HealthPartners in Bloomington, Minn. — have become the first to receive level 3 ACO Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest ACO designation from NCQA.
Tacoma, Wash.-based Franciscan Health System and Regional Hospital in Tukwila, Wash., have announced plans to affiliate.
Snoqualmie (Wash.) Valley Hospital has broken ground on a 70,000-square-foot replacement hospital, according to a SnoValley Star report.
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Cincinnati-based Mercy Health will open the 250-bed Mercy Health-West Hospital in Cincinnati Nov. 10, according to a Cincinnati Enquirer report.
Memorial Hermann Katy (Texas) Hospital is planning a $15 million medical building, along with its $70 million patient tower, as part of a new expansion project, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Spirit Lake, Iowa-based Lakes Regional Healthcare is planning a $20 million expansion at its hospital in Spirit Lake, according to a Dickinson County News report.
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health plans to transfer its Springville (N.Y.) Primary Care Center services to Springville-based Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, expanding on an existing affiliation between the two healthcare providers, according to a Buffalo Business First report.
In a "State of the University" speech Tuesday, University of California, San Francisco Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, revealed plans to start an accountable care organization at UCSF Medical Center.