The following hospitals announced or completed plans in the last week to expand, upgrade or renovate their facilities.
1. Memorial Health breaks ground on $50M expansion
Marysville, Ohio-based Memorial Health broke ground March 13 on its $50 million hospital expansion.
2. Bon Secours Community Hospital receives approval for $40M expansion project
Port Jervis, N.Y.-based Bon Secours Community Hospital will begin a $40 million expansion project after receiving approval from the state of New York.
3. Mercy Hospital Jefferson completes $73M patient tower
Crystal City, Mo.-based Mercy Hospital Jefferson completed construction of its $73 million, three-story patient tower.
4. Harris County purchases former Riverside Hospital, plans mental health conversion
The Harris County (Texas) Commissioners Court voted March 13 to purchase the shuttered Riverside General Hospital in Houston. The hospital will be converted into a facility to serve mental health needs.
5. Palomar Health unveils 14-bed ED expansion: 3 things to know
Palomar Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony March 12 to celebrate the completion of a 14-bed emergency department expansion at Palomar Medical Center Escondido (Calif.).
6. Loma Linda University Health opens pediatric clinic
Loma Linda University Children's Health Indio (Calif.) opened its pediatric outpatient clinic March 11.
7. Mount Sinai Health System to open member-only clinic in NYC neighborhood: 3 things to know
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is partnering with Hudson Yards, a new neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side, to open a clinic for only Hudson Yards employees, residents and families.
8. Encompass Health, Deaconess Health System plan to construct 80-bed replacement hospital
Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System, in partnership with Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health, will construct an 80-bed replacement hospital for HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital in Evansville.