The following hospitals announced plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
1. Shenandoah Medical Center unveils first phase of $22M renovation
Shenandoah (Iowa) Medical Center hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 14 to unveil the first phase of the hospital's $22 million expansion and remodeling project, according to KMA Land.
2. BJC HealthCare to replace Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital with larger, modern facility
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare gained city council approval to replace Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital in Creve Coeur, Mo., with a modern structure more than double the size of the hospital, reports St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
3. Former NY tuberculosis hospital complex up for development
The New York City Economic Development Corporation began accepting offers Dec. 14 from developers interested in redeveloping the former Staten Island, N.Y.-based Seaview Hospital, once the nation's largest tuberculosis hospital, according to the Wall Street Journal.
4. Piedmont Hospital to build $603M, 16-story tower
The Georgia Department of Community Health on Dec. 12 approved a request by Atlanta-based Piedmont Hospital to build a $603 million, 16-story patient tower next to its main campus, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
5. $9M expansion at Moses-Ludington Hospital will quadruple size of ED
Moses-Ludington Hospital, a 15-bed critical care hospital in Ticonderoga, N.Y., unveiled plans for a $9 million renovation that will expand its emergency department four-fold, according to the Press Republican.
6. Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Nebraska begins $450M expansion
Omaha, Neb.-based Children's Hospital & Medical Center broke ground Dec. 8 on a $450 million facility, Omaha World-Herald reports.