The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
1. UCHealth Memorial Hospital North expansion receives $25M lift
Aurora-based University of Colorado Health's planned expansion of its Memorial Hospital North in Colorado Springs, Colo., received $25 million in additional funding, reports The Gazette.
2. New York State grants Mohawk Valley Health System $300M for new hospital
State officials approved $300 million in funding for Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System's new hospital.
3. ProHealth Care to expand Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth Care will construct a one-story building at Waukesha Memorial Hospital to house its outpatient heart and vascular services, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
4. Christus Mother Frances breaks ground on $100M tower expansion
Tyler, Texas-based Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System began construction on an expansion project at Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler to significantly increase the system's emergency and intensive care capacities.
5. Piedmont opens new freestanding ER in Georgia
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital in Jasper, Ga., part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, opened a freestanding emergency room on Monday, known publicly as Piedmont Mountainside Emergency Services at Ellijay (Ga.).
6. Adventist Care Centers to open skilled nursing facility in 2018
Adventist Care Centers, a long-term care organization that is part of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System, is opening a skilled nursing facility in Celebration, Fla.
7. The Golisano Children's Hospital opens in Florida
Fort Myers-based The Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, part of Fort Myers-based Lee Health, opened its new 128-bed facility, WXXI News reports.
8. Kaiser Permanente to open first new medical center in San Diego County since 1975
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will open its $850 million San Diego Medical Center later this month, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune.
9. Mattel donates $50M to UCLA Health for children's hospital
American multinational toy company Mattel is gifting $50 million to UCLA Health. The donation will help establish a pediatric care center and research hub at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital that is focused on improving children's health, according to the health system's website.
10. Memorial Hermann opens new 32-acre campus
The 81-bed Memorial Hermann Cypress (Texas) Hospital officially opened March 31.
11. Aurora Health Care unveils $55.5M ASC, medical office complex
Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care plans to construct a $55.5 million ambulatory surgery center and medical office building in Greenfield, Wis.