As health systems look to the future, they are forced to make investments now to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
Here are eight hospitals or health systems that recently announced construction projects worth more than $300 million in the past month reported by Becker's Hospital Review.
1. Los Angeles hospital furthers $542M expansion plan
Los Angeles-based Providence Tarzana Medical Center received a key approval from the LA City Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee March 21, bringing its $542 million expansion project closer to fruition.
2. Dixie Regional Medical Center launches capital campaign for $300M expansion, consolidation project
St. George, Utah-based Dixie Regional Medical Center, part of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, launched a fundraising campaign March 16 for its $300 million expansion and consolidation project.
3. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center plans $469M expansion
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center plans to invest $469 million into a renovation and construction project aimed at modernizing its aging facilities.
4. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital to break ground on $567M medical pavilion
Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Georgetown University Hospital will soon break ground on its 477,000-square-foot, $567 million medical and surgical pavilion.
5. Mercyhealth completes 1st phase of $505M hospital campus
Janesville, Wis.-based Mercyhealth completed the first phase of its $505 million expansion project in Rockford, Ill.
6. St. Jude Children's to construct $412M research facility
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, based in Memphis, Tenn., plans to construct a $412 million research center to accelerate the pace of discoveries and scientific breakthroughs.
7. Northwestern Medicine to open $399M hospital
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest (Ill.) Hospital opened its $399 million replacement facility March 3.
8. UC San Francisco to construct $1.5B hospital with support from record $500M donation
UC San Francisco unveiled plans Feb. 8 to construct a $1.5 billion replacement hospital, which will be supported by a record-breaking $500 million commitment.