By HFT Staff

The University of Utah today announced a $75 million gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation to establish a new 800,000-square-foot state-of-the-art hospital and medical campus in West Valley City. 

The gift will enable the construction of the university's first off-campus hospital in its 175-year history and its largest multi-specialty health clinic. This expansion is a vital step in increasing healthcare access across Salt Lake County, ensuring that the more than 725,000 residents living west of I-15 have greater access to hospital care, where currently only one in 10 hospital beds serve the area. 

The new campus will anchor an $855 million university initiative that extends beyond healthcare delivery, providing additional training, research and educational opportunities and career development in health care while catalyzing economic development that will build local prosperity. 

Located in Utah’s second largest city, the new University of Utah Health campus will feature a 90-bed hospital and comprehensive multi-specialty outpatient clinics including heart care, orthopedics, women’s health and pediatrics, in addition to general internal medicine and urgent care. With 200 exam rooms, the clinics are expected to serve more than 341,000 outpatient visits annually. The campus will also provide additional pathways for education and career advancement in medical fields, creating over 2,000 new jobs in the West Valley area. 

Since the hospital was publicly announced last year, the community has been actively involved in the planning process, with hundreds attending numerous stakeholder meetings. 

Construction of the new health campus is anticipated to begin this summer. The multi-specialty health clinic is scheduled to be completed in 2028, with hospital rooms expected in 2029. The campus will be located on 22 acres in West Valley City.