The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities:
1. Regions Hospital breaks ground on $75M birthing center
St. Paul, Minn.-based Regions Hospital began construction of its $75 million, 166,000-square-foot birthing center.
2. Georgia approves $1.5B Children's Healthcare of Atlanta hospital: 3 notes
Georgia approved Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's certificate-of-need application to replace the 325-bed children's hospital in Atlanta with a larger one containing 446 beds, also located in Atlanta.
3. California hospital opens $340M emergency pavilion
Washington Hospital in Fremont, Calif., opened its $340 million emergency and critical care pavilion Nov. 12.
4. Banner Health to build $155M hospital despite protest
Despite protests from area residents, Phoenix-based Banner Health has received unanimous approval from the Chandler City Council to build a 245,000-square-foot, $155 million hospital in Chandler, Ariz.
5. St. Thomas Health, Arcadia Healthcare to bring 76-bed mental health hospital to Nashville
Nashville, Tenn.-based St. Thomas Health and Franklin, Tenn.-based Arcadia Healthcare are building a 76-bed mental health hospital together.