Here are 16 capital projects at hospitals and health systems that were recently announced, started or completed, beginning with the most recent.
1. Arkansas hospital commits $350k to help build homeless clinic
Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., committed up to $350,000 to help build and staff a local low-income clinic at the Riverview Hope Campus for homeless people.
2. Moffitt Cancer Center considers building new hospital
A rise in admissions prompted Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., to consider expanding its inpatient facility to roughly double its current size.
3. Cleveland Clinic Florida cancer, neurology center to open next month
Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston is nearing the end of construction on its $90 million cancer and neurological center, projected to open next month.
4. Alaska hospital proposes two stand-alone EDs
Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage proposed to build two 24-hour stand-alone emergency departments to meet the increased need for ED beds.
5. Seattle Children's Hospital to use $54M from bond issuance for capital expenditures
Fitch Ratings assigned an "AA" rating to Seattle Children's Hospital's series 2015A revenue bonds. The proceeds from the bonds will provide approximately $54 million for future capital expenditures including additional ambulatory clinics and another medical building.
6. 5 things to know about new Harbor City Kaiser hospital
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is set to open its new North Hospital in Harbor City, Calif., in February which will include a new emergency department, patient rooms and imaging.
7. Jefferson Healthcare's $22M construction project put out to bid
Port Townsend, Wash.-based Jefferson Healthcare put its $22 million emergency and specialty services building project out to bid.
8. Fight over new hospital in Georgia rages on
Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., was chosen by the Department of Community Health to build a new hospital in Columbia County, but two local hospitals have continued to fight the decision.
9. University Health Care System opens hospital in Georgia
Thomson, Ga.-based University Hospital McDuffie hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 30, officially opening the newest hospital in the Augusta, Ga.-based University Health Care System.
10. Florida hospital to spend $10M on new NICU
Florida state administrators approved the construction of a Level II neonatal ICU at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
11. Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital obtains $43.8M for replacement hospital
Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital in Kenedy, Texas, was issued $43.8 million in tax-exempt, fixed-rate revenue bonds to fund the construction of a replacement hospital.
12. 2 hospitals in the Quad Cities region planning construction projects that are largest in their organizations' histories
Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa, and UnityPoint Health in Rock Island, Ill., embarked on construction projects that are the largest in their organizations' histories.
13. IU Health to build replacement hospital in Bloomington
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health's board of directors discussed plans to build a 200-bed replacement hospital in Bloomington, Ind.
14. Kaleida Health breaks ground for new children's hospital
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health broke ground on the new John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, which will replace the current Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo.
15. Nationwide Children's Hospital announces expansion plan details
Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, announced numerous details of its major, $130 million campus expansion.
16. Primary Health Network to use $8M in tax credits for expansion, consolidation of services
Commonwealth Cornerstone Group announced $8 million in tax credits will be used to help pay for the expansion of healthcare services provided by Sharon, Pa.-based Primary Health Network.