Care Coordination

Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa, has opened an $18 million emergency room, according to a KWWL report.

Mahaska Health Partnership, a critical access hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa, announced the opening of a $23 million patient care wing, according to an Oskaloosa Herald report.

Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health announced that it has broken ground on a $50 million tower at Essentia Health-Fargo (N.D.).

Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health Care is in the early stages of planning a $143 million perioperative building in Chapel Hill, according to a Triangle Business Journal report.

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital has received approval from the state of Massachusetts for a $450 million multispecialty outpatient research center, according to a report from BBJ Morning Buzz.

Grand Coulee, Wash.-based Coulee Medical Center has joined the Telestroke Network, which will provide the hospital with round-the-clock access to stroke specialists, according to a report from The Star.

Marlborough (Mass.) Hospital has debuted its finished cancer treatment center, according to a report from the Telegram.

Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center has begun construction on its 40,000-square-foot cancer center, according to a report from the Yuma Sun.

Platteville, Wis.-based Southwest Health Center will break ground in October for a 20,000-square-foot hospital addition containing a women's health center and an orthopedic and sports medicine center, according to a report from community newspaper collaboration SW News 4U.

Quality Health Solutions, a collaborative of health systems in Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has announced an accountable care initiative with UnitedHealthcare.