The following hospitals announced plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
1. CHI Franciscan Health to expand St. Anthony Hospital
The Washington State Department of Health on Nov. 29 issued a certificate of need to Tacoma, Wash.-based CHI Franciscan Health, which clears the way for the health system to expand St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash.
2. Cayuga Medical Center expansion moves forward: 5 things to know
A proposed expansion of Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y., is closer to reality after the Town of Ithaca's planning board on Dec. 6 approved the final site plan for the project, reports The Ithaca Journal.
3. El Camino Hospital to expand Mountain View campus
El Camino Hospital will make major changes to its campus in Mountain View, Calif., reports Los Altos Town Crier.
4. Texamo Medical Center begins construction on $50M patient tower
Texamo Medical Center broke ground Dec. 6 on a $50 million expansion, reports the Herald Democrat.
5. Lee Health to build medical complex, urgent care facility
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health will build a medical complex and urgent care center near its Panama City, Fla.-based Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center, The News-Press reports.
6. Nyack Hospital starts construction on $22M expansion
Nyack (N.Y.) Hospital broke ground Dec. 5 on a $22 million expansion project that will redesign and double the size of its existing emergency department, according to The Journal News.
7. University Hospital to build 15-story patient tower
Charlottesville, Va.-based University Hospital — part of the University of Virginia Health System — will undergo a $142 million renovation and expansion, according to Commercial Property Executive.
8. Upper Valley Medical Center completes ED expansion
Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio, will host an open house at its newly expanded emergency department Dec. 14, according to Troy Daily News.
9. Construction nears finish at Geisinger's Big Valley Area Medical Center
A renovation project at Geisinger Family Health Associates Big Valley Area Medical Center in Belleville, Pa., opened on Dec. 5, reports The Sentinel.
10. Mayo Clinic submits plans for future expansion in Rochester
Representatives from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic on Nov. 30 presented the clinic's 2017 to 2021 five-year plan to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission, which includes several expansions to its medical campus, according to the Post Bulletin.