The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
1. ER physicians open 4th urgent care clinic in Nashville
A group of emergency room physicians is opening its fourth urgent care clinic, this time in West Nashville, Tenn.
2. Tennessee hospital receives state OK for $47M expansion
Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital received state approval for its $47 million expansion project.
3. Halifax Health to build $105M hospital after board approval
Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Halifax Health is planning to build a $105 million, 95-bed hospital after the health system's board of commissioners agreed to fund the construction, despite an ongoing court battle over the site.
4. New Orleans children's hospital on track with $300M revamp
The Children's Hospital of New Orleans is on track with its $300 million expansion and renovation project.
5. Cleveland Clinic Children's to open first freestanding outpatient center
Cleveland Clinic Children's will build its first freestanding outpatient facility — a $20 million, 120,000-square-foot children's center.
6. Altru Health System announces $250M expansion
Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System is planning a $250 million expansion.
7. 3 things to know about Kaleida Health's new $270M children's hospital
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health will open its John R. Oishei Children's Hospital this week.
8. New Era Partners to build $25M medical complex in Texas
New Era Partners, a medical real-estate company, will construct a $25 million medical complex in Garland.
9. Scripps Health to launch $2.6B expansion
San Diego-based Scripps Health is planning a $2.6 billion expansion — the largest construction project in the organization's 125-year history.
10. University of Florida Health neuromedicine, heart and vascular hospitals to open in December
University of Florida Health in Gainesville will open the UF Health Heart & Vascular Hospital and the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital next month.
11. Illinois hospital to relocate Nov. 4
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, currently located in Belleville, Ill., will relocate Nov. 4 to a $330 million facility in O'Fallon, Ill.
12. Mercy breaks ground on $40M clinic in Arkansas
Springfield, Mo.-based Mercy broke ground on a $40 million multispecialty facility in Springdale, Ark., Oct. 26.