The following hospitals announced plans to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities in the last week.
1. CBC Real Estate plans $40M hospital in Kansas
Kansas City, Mo.-based CarrBaierCrandall Real Estate Group plans to build a 30-bed hospital in Derby, Kan.
2. New Hanover Regional Medical Center to build $87M orthopedics, spine hospital
Wilmington, N.C.-based New Hanover Regional Medical Center plans to relocate 68 beds from the current NHRMC Orthopedic Hospital to a new orthopedic and spine hospital it plans to build above its surgical pavilion on the main campus, according to WWAYTV.
3. BJC HealthCare to build $22M medical office building
The Shiloh Planning Commission unanimously approved an application July 11 submitted by St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare to build a $22 million medical office building next to Memorial Hospital East in Bellville, Ill., according to the Bellville News-Democrat.
4. Erlanger's new mental health hospital clears regulatory hurdle
Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System is closer to building a $25 million behavioral health hospital about a mile east of its main Erlanger campus, according to a Times Free Press report.
5. St. Charles Medical Center-Bend plans $66M hospital expansion
St. Charles Medical Center-Bend (Ore.) plans to build a new patient tower on its northeast campus, nearly doubling its intensive care unit beds by 2018. The new tower is part of a larger $66 million expansion project intended to reduce the need to send patients to Portland, Ore., for care, according to The Bulletin.
6. Mount Sinai Queens opens outpatient center under $175M expansion
New York City-based Mount Sinai Queens opened a new outpatient imaging facility at the 140,000-square-foot Mount Sinai Queens Ambulatory Pavilion. Mount Sinai Imaging is part of the hospital's $175 million expansion plan and the latest addition to the largest new medical construction in Queens in recent years.
7. Texas Medical Center to build joint hotel-apartment facility
Houston-based Texas Medical Center plans to build an Intercontinental-brand hotel and an apartment complex according to the Houston Business Journal.
8. St. Luke's requests air quality permit to construct Nampa hospital
Idaho-based St. Luke's Health Services is requesting an air quality permit to construct a new hospital in Nampa, Idaho, Idaho Press-Tribune reported.
9. University of Michigan Health System adds $3.6M mental health unit
Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan Health System is adding a $3.6 million mental health treatment unit for electroconvulsive therapy, according to the Detroit Free Press.
10. Riley Hospital for Children seeks to expand access across Indiana
Indianapolis-based RileyHospital for Children, part of Indiana University Health System, is adding several new units under an expansion plan designed to keep Indiana residents in state for their healthcare, according to The News & Observer.