Building a new tower can be a capital-intensive undertaking for a hospital.

Port Jefferson, N.Y.-based Mather Hospital broke ground on a new $52 million, 26,000-square-foot emergency room, greaterlongisland.com reported May 11.

University of Iowa's medical school received a renewed grant from the National Institutes of Health to bring research and discoveries to rural communities, according to a May 10 report in The Gazette.

Adventist Health settled with Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Fire Victim Trust for $200 million for the loss of its Feather River Hospital in Paradise, Calif., during the 2018 Camp Fire, The Press Democrat reported May 10.  

Gaithersburg, Md.-based Adventist HealthCare announced plans to build a new $180 million medical tower at Rockville, Md.-based Shady Grove Medical Center, the Washington Business Journal reported May 10.

Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care will complete its new flagship hospital project in mid to late September, according to CFO Andy Terry.

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital has received a $100 million gift from Gene Lay, founder and CEO of BioLegend, which develops antibodies and reagents used in biomedical research.

As hospitals face a myriad of financial challenges, some are looking for financial help from state or local governments.

Henry Ford Health leaders on May 9 unveiled the new Janet & Jim Riehl North Tower at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Charter Township, Mich. 

Richard Fedorovich, a Cleveland Clinic board member, and his wife, Lisa, have donated $5 million to Cleveland Clinic and Akron General.

Townsend, Wash.-based Jefferson Healthcare CEO Mike Glenn said that the $90 million campus replacement project is expected to break ground in October, with the aim of completing in the first quarter of 2025, the Peninsula Daily News reported May 8. 

The University of California Irvine Health is constructing a $1.3 billion medical campus that could bring thousands of new jobs to the community, the Orange County Business Journal reported May 8. 

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center has reached a six-year $24 million deal with the city for municipal services, northjersey.com reported May 8. 

Little Rock-based Arkansas Children's will begin what it says is its "most ambitious clinical expansion" this summer. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is committing $200 million toward the Galen College of Nursing and $136 million to open new HCA Healthcare Centers for Clinical Advancement.

Anderson, S.C.-based AnMed is planning to build a new $28 million medical center in northern Anderson County, The Post and Courier reported May 5.

The California Assembly approved a $150 million loan program for distressed hospitals, with leaders promising to spend more money on hospitals later in the legislative session, the Los Angeles Times reported May 5. 

Renovations are continuing on the new Stuart, Va.-based Foresight Health hospital after setbacks caused the hospital to push back its planned January opening, local news outlet WDBJ reported May 4.

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is planning a new emergency room facility in downtown Orlando, according to a May 4 Orlando Business Journal report.

Hospitals and health systems have long been a favorite beneficiary of philanthropists.