The following hospitals announced plans to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities in the last week.
1. Adventist, HCA plan to open 2 hospitals
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Adventist Health System and Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America have submitted plans to the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration to build new hospitals, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.
2. CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, The Children's Hospital of San Antonio break ground on new pediatric pavilion
San Antonio, Texas-based CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System and The Children's Hospital of San Antonio recently celebrated the groundbreaking of the hospital's new Stone Oak pavilion, according to the Commercial Property Executive.
3. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin relocating clinic to updated facility
Milwaukee-based Children's Hospital of Wisconsin is set to open a new primary and specialty care clinic in Mequon, Wis., to replace a facility in Fox Point, Wis., that is shutting down next month, according to Milwaukee Business News.
4. First phase of Elizabethtown Community Hospital's $10M expansion nears completion
Phase one of a three-phase, $10 million expansion project at Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital is almost complete, according a WPTZ report.
5. Methodist South begins ICU renovations
Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist South Hospital, a subsidiary of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, started renovations to its 16-bed ICU, The Daily News reported.
6. Jackson Health reveals $1.8B building plan
Miami-based Jackson Health System has a $1.8 billion building plan that includes renovations and rebuilding at the Jackson Memorial Hospital campus, according to a Miami Herald report.
7. 3 things to know about Portsmouth Regional Hospital's planned ER
Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital plans to build a freestanding emergency room in Seabrook, N.H., The Daily News reports.