4 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions

The following four hospitals and health systems have announced upgrades or expansions since Nov. 2:

1. El Campo, Texas-based MidCoast Health System plans to construct a new hospital in Trinity, Texas.
   
   
2. Stockbridge, Ga.-based Piedmont Henry Hospital will build a $3.5 million expansion to add space for observation patients. 
   
   
3. Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health is set to unveil its $714 million Helena Theurer Pavilion on Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center's campus in December.
   
   
4. MaineGeneral in Augusta has submitted a proposal for a $36 million expansion of its cancer center as it anticipates a rise in cancer cases.