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Construction moving along on $40 million rehabilitation hospital in Pineville (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: November 29,2012

A building permit worth $21 million was issued Monday for exterior work on a $40 million project at Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville.


Renovation Report: Carolinas Medical Center-University (access required)

By Payton Guion, staff writer
Published: October 1,2012

Carolinas Medical Center-University has been open for more than a quarter of a century and is the largest hospital in northern Mecklenburg County. But things get old after years of operations. Utilities need replacing. Facilities need updating.


Healthy activity: Carolinas HealthCare System expansions help contractors weather downturn (access required)

By Bea Quirk, contributing writer
Published: April 23,2012

Carolinas HealthCare System recently finished up five projects valued at nearly $2 million. CHS has another 11 projects ongoing with a total tab of $169.5 million. Among the 11 is the $110.6 million, multiphase transformation of Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville from a satellite facility into a tertiary hospital.


CHS gets state backing for $33M 
facility

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: November 5,2011

A proposed 66-bed psychiatric-care facility that spawned nasty exchanges between Mecklenburg County officials and Carolinas HealthCare System has won state approval. The roughly $33 million, 71,700-square-foot project would be built on CHS-owned land near Huntersville Oaks nursing home. Earlier this year, CHS said it planned for the facility to open in the summer of 2013. [...]


Carolinas HealthCare seeks state OK 
for projects

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: September 20,2011

Carolinas HealthCare System announced Friday that it has filed two certificate of need applications to build health care pavilions on the campus of Carolinas Medical Center-Morrocroft and near the intersection of Interstate 485 and Providence Road in south Charlotte. In the filing made late Thursday with the state Division of Facility Services, CHS is seeking [...]


Doug Ehmann hopes a gas station ignites projects at his business park (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: August 12,2011

When Doug Ehmann, president of Charlotte-based DPE Investments, bought about 100 acres in 2006 along the banks of Lake Fisher in northern Cabarrus County, he envisioned a high-end mixed-use development with condos, townhomes, offices, shops and hotels. Ehmann figured his development would benefit from being next to the lake, which sits on the border of [...]


Carolinas HealthCare System turns to court in fight with county

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: July 15,2011

Carolinas HealthCare System’s dispute with Mecklenburg County could be headed to court. CHS said it has initiated legal action as a means to make the county to honor the terms of its contract with the health care system. The filing comes after Mecklenburg County commissioners decided to end a contract with CHS. CHS and the [...]


Amid talks about cutting CMC-Randolph funding, Medicaid debate begins (access required)

By Scott Baughman
Published: June 3,2011

In a move to reduce spending, Mecklenburg County is looking at cutting funding for the Carolinas Medical Center-Randolph mental health facility. Each year, the county provides roughly $16 million to support the center. Now, that funding is in the crosshairs. But some say the county might be worrying over nothing. Bill Brandon, University of North [...]


Carolinas HealthCare System to build $25M psychiatric hospital in Huntersville

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: April 20,2011

Carolinas HealthCare System today said it wants to build a $25 million psychiatric hospital in Huntersville as the demand for mental health services rises with a growing population in the Charlotte area. Plans call for the facility to be about 53,000 square feet and feature 44 in-patient beds. Approvals are needed from the county and state before [...]


CHS logs higher revenue in 2010

By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: April 18,2011

Carolinas HealthCare System has released its 2010 annual report, saying it had $6.5 billion in revenue for the year, up from $5.04 billion in 2009. At $3.28 billion, wages, salaries and benefits made up 51 percent of expenses. The bulk of CHS’ revenue, 72 percent, or $4.6 billion, came from tertiary and acute care services. The [...]