Apr 6th 2023 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
hospital 340x240 Travis County considering mental health diversion center

Travis County Commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with recommendations from a recent forensic mental health report. The 10-month study evaluated Travis County jail inmates struggling with mental health or substance abuse disorders. The centerpiece of the recommendations is a 32-bed mental health diversion center to provide services for citizens in need of support, but […]

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Feb 1st 2023 | Posted in Education, Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
univ of minnesota lawn 340x240 University of Minnesota proposes $1B replacement  hospital on East Bank of Twin Cities’ campus
Courtesy of the University of Minnesota.

As part of its systemwide strategic plan, MPact 2025, the University of Minnesota is seeking opportunities for partnerships with health systems that will maximize its statewide impact in health care innovations and research. The university has made several goals, which include acquiring medical facilities, increasing funding and building a new hospital on campus. The university […]

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Jun 28th 2022 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
University Hospital Bexar County WEB 340x240 Bexar County Hospital District adopts plan for 2 new community facilities
University Hospital in Bexar County

The Bexar County Hospital District launched a $950 million capital improvement program on June 21 to build two new community hospitals in underserved areas of the county. Doing business as University Health System, the district will work with the County Commissioners Court to issue $500 million in certificates of obligation to help fund construction of […]

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Mar 21st 2022 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
hospital beds 340x240 Bexar County mulls psychiatric facility at site of San Antonio State Hospital

Bexar County commissioners are considering the conversion of the existing San Antonio State Hospital into a psychiatric facility. Using $200,000 in federal funding to conduct the San Antonio State Hospital Reuse Study, the county will assess the building’s ability to accommodate a new 150- to 300-bed county psychiatric facility. The county also will develop a […]

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Jan 5th 2022 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
NM Valencia County hospital rendering 340x240 New Mexico county preparing RFP for $50M hospital
Valencia County hospital rendering

New Mexico – Valencia County is working on a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the construction of a $50 million acute care hospital to serve rural areas of the county. A 2020 report by the state’s Department of Health cited serious concerns about the county population’s life expectancy from birth and from age 65 as […]

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Dec 29th 2021 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
rural hospital 340x240 HHSC awards grants to rural hospitals

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will distribute about $38 million in funding to eligible rural hospitals under the Rural Hospital COVID-19 in Healthcare Relief Grant (RH-CHRG) program. Each hospital will receive $250,000 in discretionary funds for staffing, infrastructure, or revenue losses related to the pandemic. HHSC will administer grant agreements to the […]

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Nov 17th 2021 | Posted in Education, Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
OR OHSU expansion rendering 340x240 Oregon university planning $650M hospital expansion

Oregon – The board of directors at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) approved $650 million in funding to expand OHSU Hospital on Marquam Hill to serve as a high-acuity trauma facility and regional referral center for patients. Work on the five-year project will begin in spring 2022, with completion expected in 2026 on the site […]

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Nov 2nd 2021 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
MA Massachusetts General Hospital rendering3 340x240 Boston hospital gains key vote for $2B expansion plan
Rendering of Massachusetts General Hospital

Massachusetts – The Boston Planning & Development Agency approved a $2 billion expansion plan for Massachusetts General Hospital that proposes a new 1 million-square-foot clinical building on its main campus in downtown Boston. Five above-grade stories will house 482 beds as well as clinical, ambulatory, and support services including administration space. The project will include six […]

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Aug 26th 2021 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
MD Anderson lab 340x240 MD Anderson issues RFI for supply inventory management solution
MD Anderson lab

MD Anderson Cancer Center issued a request for information (RFI) seeking supplier input on implementing a supply inventory management solution. The center’s specific aim is to gather information from interested suppliers on their respective abilities to provide a software solution or solutions that can enhance its ability to track and manage medical, surgical, laboratory, and […]

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Jul 9th 2021 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
UT Southwestern Medical Center 340x240 HHSC, UT Southwestern to partner on psychiatric hospital to serve DFW area
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Plans for a new state psychiatric hospital in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex received a boost with $44.7 million in state funding. Appropriations will contribute to the planning, design, and purchase of land for a facility to serve the region. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical […]

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May 6th 2021 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
 New York developing Medicaid Enterprise Systems roadmap

New York – The state’s Department of Health (DOH) released a request for information (RFI) to aid the agency in creating a Medicaid Enterprise Systems roadmap. Upon completion, the roadmap will serve as a guide for the department’s design, development, and implementation of Medicaid enterprise systems, including procurement of management information systems, eligibility and enrollment modules, […]

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Apr 5th 2021 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
UT Health Science Center at Tyler 340x240 UT Tyler moves forward with $150M Medical Education Building expansion
UT Health Science Center at Tyler

The University of Texas (UT) at Tyler is seeking architect/engineering firms to design a $150 million Medical Education Building. It will support interdisciplinary education for graduate medical students, resident training, and nursing, and aid in a medical education program expansion throughout the UT Health East Texas Health System. Programmatic functions are expected to include flexible […]

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Jan 25th 2021 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
hhsc HHSC reschedules several solicitations for Medicaid based information systems

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) pushed several scheduled Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) procurements back several months or to dates to be determined. One solicitation for the modernization of MMIS business operations and services was set for early 2021, but now HHSC plans to issue a request for offers (RFO) in September. […]

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Nov 6th 2020 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
hhsc HHSC to issue RFO for application maintenance to manage Medicaid

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is planning to issue a request for offers (RFO) in early 2021 for application maintenance and development in support of its modernization of the Texas Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS). Vendors will be asked to provide support of recently updated applications which will be residing in the […]

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Oct 13th 2020 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
IL Substance Abuse monitoring software2 340x240 Illinois issues RFI for licensing, compliance monitoring systems

Illinois – A request for information (RFI) by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) is seeking input on licensing and compliance monitoring systems. IDHS is collecting information regarding software as a service for its Division of Substance Use Prevention and Rehabilitation which licenses Substance Use Disorder (SUD) organizations that deliver intervention and treatment services in […]

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May 8th 2020 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
DC St. Elizabeths East hospital rendering 340x240 District of Columbia commits $756M to hospital construction
Rendering of St. Elizabeths East hospital

Washington, D.C. – The district’s mayor announced on April 30 that it reached agreements on the construction of a 136-bed hospital at St. Elizabeths East and a 225-bed Howard University Hospital. The Howard University location will house a Level 1 trauma center and academic teaching hospital operated by a not-for-profit organization. Total estimated cost is $450 […]

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Oct 11th 2019 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
laboratory 340x240 Duke, Georgia universities developing new flu vaccine

North Carolina – Researchers at Duke University and the University of Georgia are developing a new flu vaccine. The Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) is receiving $400 million over seven years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to create a longer-lasting, more broadly protective vaccine compared to the current seasonal flu shot. […]

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Sep 23rd 2019 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
Jewish Hospital 340x240 Official says Louisville hospital deal on regardless of state aid

Kentucky – The University of Louisville (U of L) plans to absorb a private hospital chain’s local properties with or without $50 million in state money that legislators promised last month for the deal. On November 1, the university will take ownership of several capital assets, including four hospitals, four outpatient centers, and a physician practice […]

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Sep 13th 2019 | Posted in Healthcare by Texas Government Insider
eye 766166 960 720 340x240 Texas highest among all states for people without health coverage

For the second year in a row, Texas recorded the highest number of residents without health insurance out of all 50 states, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau on September 10. Texas topped the list at 17.7 percent, or 5 million people, without health insurance, according to the bureau’s “Health Insurance […]

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Aug 26th 2019 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
Provident Hospital Chicago 340x240 Chicago hospital files to build $240M replacement facility

Illinois – Cook County Health (CCH) recently filed an application with a state review board to construct a $240 million inpatient and outpatient facility on the Provident Hospital campus adjacent to the current hospital in Chicago’s South Side. CCH plans to build a new eight-story building to house a smaller replacement hospital with 42 medical-surgical beds […]

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May 15th 2019 | Posted in Healthcare by Government Contracting Pipeline
uwmc 340x240 Washington funds $32M expansion to university medical center
University of Washington Medical Center

Washington – State legislators recently approved a two-year $4.9 billion capital budget that focuses on projects in areas of behavioral health, affordable housing, education and the environment. The budget includes $927 million to construct facilities at public colleges and universities. The University of Washington Medical Center will receive $32 million for the predesign, planning and design of […]

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Apr 5th 2019 | Posted in Healthcare by wpengine
computer 1149148 960 720 340x240 HHSC receives $84M to help attract/retain doctors

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has secured $84 million to help fund physician resident positions at public teaching hospitals in Texas. These dollars, through graduate medical education payments from Medicaid, are designated for non-state, government-owned and -operated teaching hospitals and will help expand the state’s ability to attract and retain doctors. Texas […]

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Apr 5th 2019 | Posted in Healthcare by wpengine
jewish hospital U of L needs partner to purchase health care facilities

Kentucky- The University of Louisville (U of L) is still searching for a partner it can team up with to buy Jewish Hospital and other KentuckyOne health care facilities. The health care system that owns the unprofitable Jewish Hospital and other facilities in Louisville announced in spring 2017 that it would sell the facilities. It has […]

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Nov 14th 2018 | Posted in Healthcare, Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Public-Private Partnerships (P3) by Mary Scott Nabers
checklist 3222079 960 720 340x240 Health Care Related Public Private Partnerships will Likely Become the Norm in 2019

The United States ranks number one in the world for health care spending as a percentage of GDP.  That sounds great… but, Texas ranks only 11th worldwide when it comes to performance.  That’s because of “access to care.” Public-Private Partnerships and Education Funding The country’s health care rankings are likely to get worse as 673 […]

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