News Release: Methodist Health System to build and open Methodist Midlothian Medical Center
Full service hospital will be the first in the growing community Midlothian, Texas, Dec. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Several months in the making, Methodist Health System is pleased to announce the plan for its eleventh hospital, which will be located in Midlothian. The new facility will be operated in conjunction with the existing Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in order […]
Inpatient Projects: Scripps going big in San Diego
But system’s $2.6 billion capital plan could be altered by external forces By John B. Mugford Although San Diego-based Scripps Health announced in November that it intends to spend up to $2.6 billion on construction projects system wide through 2030, officials note that the plan could be put in jeopardy by changes beyond the organization’s […]
Inpatient Projects: VA selects site for $925 million, 104-bed replacement for medical center in Louisville, Ky., area
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – More than a decade after announcing plans to replace the 1950s-era Robley Rex VA Medical Center in the Louisville, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected a site.
Inpatient Projects: Highmark, Allegheny in Pittsburgh to invest more than $1 billion in the region
PITTSBURGH – As noted on the previous page, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) plans to invest about $2 billion in three new specialty hospitals.
Inpatient Projects: Inova hospital in Landsdowne, Va., breaks ground on 366,000 square foot tower
LANDSDOWNE, Va. – Officials recently broke ground on a new 366,000 square foot patient tower at the main campus of Inova Loudoun Hospital in Landsdowne, about 30 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.
Inpatient Projects: Dayton, Ohio-area health systems engage in battle over planned hospitals in suburbs
DAYTON, Ohio – The Dayton Daily News reports that the area’s largest health systems are locked in a debate over what constitutes harmful, detrimental competition or smart business.
Inpatient Projects: Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., plans $250 million-plus replacement hospital
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Officials of Altru Health System in Grand Forks announced plans Nov. 8 for a replacement hospital in Grand Forks.
Inpatient Projects: UPMC to invest in digital hospitals
Three new Pittsburgh-area facilities would come at a cost of about $2 billion By John B. Mugford The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a system with more than 25 hospital campuses, is planning three new specialty hospitals focused on using translational science to provide personalized patient care.
Inpatient Projects: Stanford’s $1.2 billion Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital opening in December
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Under construction since 2012 and planned for nearly a decade, a new 521,000 square foot, $1.2 billion expansion is scheduled to open in December
News Release: Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Announces Major Campus Expansion
Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center December 08, 2017 With a $130 million multi-phase campus expansion, Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Sunrise Children’s Hospital are breaking ground today on a 24-month construction project that will bring the needed capacity to meet healthcare needs of Nevadans and visitors to Las Vegas for generations to come. Sunrise Hospital’s […]
News Release: Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives to Combine to Form New Catholic Health System Focused on Creating Healthier Communities
New Organization to Preserve and Expand Access to Quality Care Geographically Complementary Facilities Across 28 States ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – December 7, 2017 – Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health have signed a definitive agreement to combine ministries and create a new, nonprofit Catholic health system. The combination brings together two leading […]
News Release: Hundreds Celebrate Groundbreaking of UM Capital Region Medical Center in Largo
For immediate release: November 30, 2017 LARGO, Md. – In a celebratory milestone decades in the making, elected officials, medical, civic and business leaders and community stakeholders gathered today in Largo to break ground on the new University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center. The state-of-the-art medical complex, part of the University of Maryland Medical […]
Inpatient Projects: New bridge might mean new hospital
Minnesota system acquires land in high-growth area near new river crossing By John B. Mugford There has been plenty of speculation about how much development a new $646 million bridge spanning the St. Croix River and connecting Minnesota with Wisconsin will spur on both sides.
Inpatient Projects: Nationwide Children’s in Columbus starts $158 million behavioral health pavilion
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus broke ground recently for what will become the country’s largest facility dedicated to providing behavioral health services to children and adolescents.
Inpatient Projects: Memphis hospital tops off $275 million tower that’s set to open in spring 2019
Construction has reached the halfway point on Methodist University Hospital’s future $275 million tower, which was given a new name during a recent “topping off” ceremony.




