The following hospitals announced plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
1. South Bay Hospital to complete expansion project next month
South Bay Hospital in Sun City Center, Fla., hopes to complete a $30 million expansion and renovation project in early December, reports Tampa Bay Times.
2. Maryland hospital cuts ribbon on new radiation oncology center
Union Hospital in Elkton, Md., opened a new radiation oncology center, according to a Cecil Whig report.
3. Sarasota Memorial Hospital to build destination cancer center
Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital is preparing to start designing a comprehensive cancer destination center on or near its main campus, according to the Bradenton Herald.
4. Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital opens today
Cleveland Clinic recently opened its first regional Ohio hospital — at an estimated cost of more than $161 million..
5. Cedars-Sinai opens cancer treatment center in California
Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles opened a radiation oncology treatment center in Beverly Hills to enhance patient access to cancer treatment.
6. Nyack Hospital gets approval for $22M expansion
Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital gained approval for its $22.2 million emergency department and outpatient facility expansion, the largest upgrade in the hospital's history, reports The Journal News.
7. Hartford Hospital opens $150M bone and joint institute
Hartford (Conn.) Hospital unveiled its $150 million Bone and Joint Institute Nov. 15, and will begin offering surgeries in the coming month, Hartford Courant reports.
8. Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center breaks ground on new medical center
Sharp Chula Vista (Calif.) Medical Center broke ground on a $244 million, 197,000-square-foot hospital tower on Nov. 10.
9. San Antonio Regional completes $160M construction project, triples ER size
Upland, Calif.-based San Antonio Regional Hospital proudly unveiled a $160 million upgrade to its facilities Nov. 10, including a new 180,000 square-foot patient tower and 52-bed, state-of-the-art emergency department.
10. Florida hospital adds 6th OR to stay competitive, contemporary
West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Fla., revealed plans to update its five existing operation rooms and add another OR, increasing the hospital's surgical capacity, reports Sun Sentinel.
11. Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital completes $9M ED renovation
Louisville, Ky.-based Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital recently completed a $9 million renovation and expansion of its emergency department.
12. Sturgis Regional Hospital to build $10M clinic
Regional Health's Sturgis (S.D.) Regional Hospital recently broke ground on a $10.2 million clinic at its main campus.