The following hospitals announced plans to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities in the last week.
1. UNC Hospitals to borrow $250M for new surgical tower
Chapel Hill-based UNC Hospitals changed the proposed location for its planned 6-story surgical tower as it prepares to borrow $250 million to pay for the project, one of the system's largest ever bond issues, according to The News & Observer.
2. IU Health opens new urgent care clinic
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health opened its fifth urgent care clinic since 2015.
3. TriHealth completes $6.8M expansion of McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital ED
Cincinnati-based TriHealth will open the expanded emergency department at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, Ohio, according to a Cincinnati Business Courier report.
4. Transylvania Regional Hospital to expand ED
Brevard, N.C.-based Transylvania Regional Hospital is planning to build a new emergency department to keep up with the surrounding community's growing population, according to News 13 WLOS.
5. Sovereign Health expands to Pennsylvania
San Clemente, Calif.-based Sovereign Health will open a facility in Ashland, Pa., in 2017.
6. UPMC to open advanced cancer center in Colombia
Pittsburgh-based UPMC and long-time partner Bucaramanga-based Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia are opening one of the most advanced cancer centers in Colombia. The new Oncology Institute, which is part of a recently opened 870-bed hospital owned by FCV, will serve both adults and pediatric patients.
7. Penn Medicine to build Center for Healthcare Technology
Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania plans to build a non-clinical office tower in West Philadelphia that will serve Penn Medicine's corporate functions and house childcare for employees of the health system, according to the Philly Voice.
8. Construction company plans 4 microhospitals in central Indiana
Embree Group, a construction and development company based in Georgetown, Texas, unveiled plans to build four "microhospitals" in central Indiana, a region where community hospitals, urgent care centers and retail clinics already compete for patients, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.