The following hospitals announced plans to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities in the last two weeks.
1. $277M Bayhealth Medical Center expansion approved
The Delaware Health Resources Board has approved Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Medical Center's $277 million expansion plan, according to Delaware Online. The new health campus, which is expected to open in 2019, will be located just 3 miles from Bayhealth's existing Milford Memorial Hospital.
2. $233M construction for new Franciscan St. Anthony Health hospital starts
A groundbreaking ceremony took place Tuesday for the new Franciscan St. Anthony Health hospital in Michigan City, Ind., according to a report from nwi.com. The new hospital, estimated to cost $233 million, is slated to open in the summer of 2018.
3. Sacred Heart breaks ground on hospital named in honor of Quint and Rishy Studer
Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Fla., a member of St. Louis-based Ascension, broke ground Tuesday on its new four-story children's hospital. The new hospital will be named The Studer Family Children's Hospital in honor of Quint and Rishy Studer. Mr. Studer, founder of Pensacola-based Studer Group, is a consultant who has worked with 900 hospitals over his 29-year career.
4. Aurora Healthcare, Froedtert donate facility, funds to Milwaukee health clinic
Milwaukee-based Aurora Healthcare will donate a building with an estimated value of $1 million to Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers, and Froedtert will give $12 million to help finance its operations, enabling the health clinic to offer healthcare access to more Milwaukee residents, reports Journal Sentinel.
5. IU Health unveils pediatric mental health clinic
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health's RileyHospital for Children debuted a new center May 2 to provide pediatric mental health services, according to a Fox 59 report.
6. Nevada hospital to make patient breast health simpler, more convenient
Carson Tahoe Medical Campus in Carson City, Nev., plans to introduce a comprehensive Breast Center at Sierra Surgery to give patients convenient access to complete breast imaging services, reports Northern Nevada Business Weekly.
7. 3 years after destroyed by tornado, Moore Medical Center to reopen
Administrators and clinical staff are preparing to celebrate the reopening of Moore (Okla.) MedicalCenter, which shut down after a massive tornado ripped through the building on May 20, 2013, according to News OK.
8. Harris Health System eyes $70M expansion at Ben Taub Hospital
Houston-based Harris Health System will undertake a $70 million expansion project to ensure the trauma unit at Houston-based Ben Taub General Hospital retains its Level I certification, reports Houston Public Media.
9. Mercy Northwest Arkansas $247M expansion will add 1k new jobs
Rogers-based Mercy Northwest Arkansas plans to invest nearly a quarter billion dollars on capital projects and equipment over the next five years. The health system's $247 million expansion in healthcare facilities and services will create 1,000 new jobs.
10. Loyola University Chicago opens medical research, innovation center
Loyola University Chicago opened an innovative medical research and education center on its Health Sciences Division campus in Maywood, Ill.
11. St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center gains 20 beds
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y., is permanently adding 20 beds to accommodate growing patient volume from smaller regional hospitals, according to a report on Syracuse.com.
12. Mercy Health to start on $271M expansion project
A $271 million expansion and renovation at Muskegon, Mich.-based Mercy Health's Sherman campus is set to begin in early May, according to a report from MiBiz.