Fifteen hospitals or health systems announced, advanced or completed construction projects or expansions in the last three weeks.
1. Ascension Saint Thomas can build hospital in Tennessee county, beating out VUMC
Ascension Saint Thomas has won approval to build a hospital in Tennesee's Murfreesboro County, beating out a proposal from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
2. Gulf Coast Medical Center opens cancer floor, part of $374M expansion
A dedicated cancer floor at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, Fla., part of a $374 million expansion project, opened to patients this week.
3. Trustees approve OSU's $1.79B hospital
Ohio State University's board of trustees unanimously approved this week its new $1.79 billion inpatient hospital.
4. Augusta University Medical Center can build 100-bed hospital, appeals court rules
Augusta (Ga.) University Medical Center can move forward on a 100-bed hospital in Columbia County despite a rival system's legal challenge, a Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 21.
5. UPMC to finish $87.5M expansion in November
UPMC Pinnacle, based in Harrisburg, Pa., will finish a $87.5 million expansion at its hospital in Hampden Township in November.
6. California hospital seeks fundraising strategies for stalled 4-story tower
Tulare (Calif.) Hospital is seeking proposals for a fundraising strategy to support and build a long-stalled four-story patient tower expansion.
7. McLeod Health plans new hospital in South Carolina
McLeod Health, a seven-hospital system in Florence, S.C., plans to build a hospital in Horry County.
8. Construction of $200M Northwest Indiana hospital to begin in September
Construction of a $200 million Franciscan Health hospital in Crown Point, Ind., is slated to begin in September.
9. Kentucky medical center breaks ground on children's hospital
Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center broke ground Aug. 14 on its children's hospital.
10. UC Irvine Health to build $221M advanced care facility
University of California Irvine Health plans to build a $221 million facility for advanced care, which will house children's health, adult specialty care and urgent care services in Irvine.
11. South Florida Baptist Hospital getting new $326M facility
After renovating its South Florida Baptist Hospital a dozen times, BayCare will build a new hospital less than 4 miles from its location in Plant City, Fla.
12. Judge OKs MUSC's $325M hospital as rival systems mull next move
Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina can move forward with its plan to build a $325 million hospital in Berkeley County, a judge from the South Carolina administrative law court has ruled.
13. Tampa General seeks $500M in bonds for capital projects
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital is seeking $500 million in bonds for expansion and renovation projects.
14. MetroHealth's $1B campus transformation: 4 things to know
Cleveland-based MetroHealth topped off the new hospital tower on its 52-acre campus Aug. 3. The tower is part of a nearly $1 billion campus transformation plan.
15. Indiana University Health to build $1.6B hospital
Indiana University Health plans to build a $1.6 billion hospital in downtown Indianapolis, the organization announced Aug. 5.