1. Construction of veterans hospital in Colorado begins again
Construction of a new veterans hospital in Aurora, Colo. resumed thanks to an interim agreement between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and contractor Kiewit-Turner.
2. Adventist Health to give $13.3M to expand services at Adventist Medical Center-Selma
Roseville, Calif.-based nonprofit Adventist Health announced it will contribute $13.3 million to expand services at Adventist Medical Center- Selma (Calif.), including a six-bed intensive care unit.
3. Commission authorizes issuance of $5M in bonds to finance Freeman Health System project
Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System announced it will use $5 million in bonds to finance a renovation project in Webb City, Mo.
4. New $623M National Jewish Health-Saint Joseph Hospital about to open
The new $623 million National Jewish Health-Saint Joseph Hospital opened in Denver.
5. ProMedica to build hospital on former golf course in Michigan
Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica announced plans to open a full-service, acute-care hospital in Adrian, Mich., on the grounds of a former golf course it purchased two years ago.
6. NewYork-Presbyterian to double ED size by 2017
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital announced it will double the size of its emergency department to combat long wait times.
7. Wake Forest Baptist to build new $50M medical education facility
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., announced plans to construct a $50 million, 168,000-square-foot medical education building.
8. $3.1M NICU expansion completed at University of Missouri Children’s Hospital
University of Missouri Children’s Hospital in Columbia announced the unveiling of its $3.1 million Neonatal Intensive Care Unit renovation and expansion project.
9. Construction begins on $7M Mary Free Bed at Sparrow
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Mich., began construction on phase 1 of the $7 million renovation of Sparrow’s inpatient rehabilitation unit, called Mary Free Bed at Sparrow.
