Care Coordination

Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix announced the ground breaking of a $151 million patient tower.

St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo, Calif., part of San Francisco-based Dignity Health, will close its obstetrics unit around Nov. 1, according to a Ventura County Star report.

Salem (Ore.) Hospital announced it will not close its inpatient pediatrics program.

Here are 14 hospitals that opened in the past two months, beginning with the most recent.

New Milford (Conn.) Hospital has announced plans to expand its emergency department.

Jackson Medical Mall, a healthcare facility in Jackson, Miss., will present a strategic plan for the Jackson Health-Care Corridor to community partners Sept. 19, according to a Jackson Free Press report.

William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wis., will open a new $8 million outpatient clinic in Rockford, Ill., Sept. 17, according to a WREX report.

Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., announced it has filed a certificate of need application to expand its emergency department.

Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., announced it is applying for a certificate of need for an approximately $33 million emergency department expansion.

Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., has expanded and renewed its partnership with Asheville Anesthesia Associates. Mission and Asheville Anesthesia have worked together for more than 40 years, and Mission Hospital President Jill Hoggard Green said renewing the commitment was an…