Froedtert Health Announces Plans for New Wisconsin Hospital

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin announced plans to build a new, small-scale community hospital near its Drexel Town Square Health Center in Oak Creek as the health network seeks to alleviate capacity limitations at its leading Wauwatosa hospital and expand its presence south of Milwaukee.

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Reading Hospital and Medical Center to Acquire Surgical Institute

WEST READING, Pa. — The Reading Hospital and Medical Center (TRHMC) of West Reading, Pa., and the Surgical Institute of Reading (SIR) jointly announced that TRHMC will acquire SIR, which will become a division of TRHMC. The transaction is expected to be completed this summer following review by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General.

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Chambersburg Hospital Addition Set for Summer Completion

ST. LOUIS — A new $72 million four-level addition is scheduled for summer completion at Chambersburg Hospital, an affiliate of Summit Health located in Chambersburg, Pa.

The new tower will include 174,000 square feet of new construction and 4,100 square feet of renovated space.

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$53 Million Hospital Expansion Under Way

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Officials broke ground on a $53 million expansion program For Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The expansion will double the size of the hospital’s existing emergency room to 30,000 square feet as well as significantly expand the size of the current heart and vascular institute tower. The new building will connect to the existing radiation and oncology buildings.

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Groundbreaking Held for $529M Expansion

WYNNEWOOD, Pa. — Lankenau Medical Center broke ground on a new heart, lung and vascular care pavilion. The $529 million, 281,000 square foot, five-story structure is to be built on the hospital’s 92-acre campus, and will surround and connect the existing buildings on the campus, expanding the medical center’s existing capabilities. The expansion will be the starting point for a multi-year master plan that the hospital is undertaking.

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