St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Va., part of Bon Secours Richmond Health System, is planning a $4 million guesthouse to accommodate family and friends visiting sick patients, according to a Richmond BizSense report.
Transactions & Valuation Issues
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health announced its Lexington (N.C.) Medical Center will begin a $1.8 million emergency department expansion in June.
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital expects to receive final approval for its $15 million emergency department renovation project in May, according to a North Bay Business Journal report.
Palo Alto (Calif.) Medical Foundation, part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, announced it has been cleared to begin construction on a new medical campus in San Carlos, Calif.
Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Health announced the ground breaking of a new $146 million hospital.
A Tennessee bill regulating transactions between county-owned hospitals and private companies is headed to the desk of Governor Bill Haslam, according to a Tennessean report.
Gibbs Cancer Center, part of Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Healthcare System, announced it is breaking ground on a new facility on the Village Hospital campus in Greer, S.C.
Leaders of ProMedica Health System in Toledo, Ohio, and St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, plan to appeal the Federal Trade Commission's decision to divest the Maumee hospital from ProMedica, according to a Toledo Blade report.
Alegent Health in Omaha, Neb., and Creighton University in Omaha have announced a strategic affiliation, which includes Alegent acquiring Creighton University Medical Center from Creighton and its partner Tenet Healthcare in Dallas.
Waterbury (Conn.) Hospital has approved a merger with St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury and LHP Hospital Group in Plano, Texas, in an "overwhelmingly" majority vote by its board.