Care Coordination

David Schlactus, board member of the Oregon Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and CEO of Hope Orthopedics of Oregon and Willamette Surgery Center, shares four ways ASCs can prepare themselves for involvement in an ACO-like model. Read the full report in…

Tennessee hospitals Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield and Williamson Medical Center in Franklin have affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, according to a Maury Regional news release.

VacaValley Hospital in Vacaville, Calif., will soon double the size of its hospital in a $118 million renovation project, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.

The Reading (Pa.) Hospital and Medical Center is planning a new $189 million surgical center that will consolidate the hospital's surgical services, according to a Reading Eagle report.

MaineGeneral Health, based in Augusta, will break ground on a new $322 million hospital, according to a Bangor Daily News report.

Pawnee Valley Community Hospital in Larned, Kan., formerly operated by Catholic Health Initiatives, will be undergoing an expansion, according to a Hays Daily News report.

Operators of the Cairo (Ill.) Megaclinic plan to build a 16-bed hospital wing that will offer 24-hour emergency services that are needed in the community, according to a Southeast Missourian report.

Here are eight hospital operating room construction projects that were recently announced or completed, listed in descending chronological order.

Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center has been given the green light by state officials to proceed with a $26 million expansion plan, according to a WCSC report.

The $94 million Integris Health Edmond (Okla.) hospital is scheduled to open in the beginning of October, according to an Oklahoman report.