University Of Utah Gets Whopping $75 Million Funding For New Hospital

Study in US: The construction of the new health campus of the University of Utah will commence this summer and it is expected to be completed in 2028.

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation has granted $75 million gift to the University of Utah for creating a new 800,000-square-foot state-of-the-art hospital and medical campus in West Valley City.

Taylor Randall, PhD, President of the University of Utah said, “This groundbreaking investment continues the Eccles family's extraordinary legacy of expanding health care access and education across Utah. For 60 years, the Eccles family has offered both unwavering leadership and financial support for excellence in health care throughout the state. In fact, in 1965 a critical contribution from Spencer S. Eccles helped establish the U’s medical library, and George S. Eccles chaired the first fundraising campaign to build University of Utah Hospital in 1975. Most recently, the family made a monumental gift to the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine in 2021. We are so grateful to the Eccles family for their leadership in expanding access to U of U Health's outstanding medical care, ensuring more Westside communities have the high-quality health care they deserve.”

University Of Utah Hospital Details

The health campus will have comprehensive multi-speciality outpatient clinics including orthopaedics, heart care, paediatrics, women's health, urgent care, and general internal medicine. It will have 90 beds for patient care. The campus will have 200 exam rooms and will offer education and career advancement in the medical field. It will also create more than 2,000 new jobs in the West Valley area.

Bob Carter, MD, PhD, CEO of University of Utah Health said, “We're thrilled to partner with the West Valley community to expand access to high-quality health care on the westside. Currently, westside residents drive more than 12 million miles per year to access U of U Health services. This new campus is exciting because it will bring comprehensive, top-tier health care closer to home. We also see this project as key to expanding educational opportunities and helping to address our shortage of doctors, which is five times greater in western Salt Lake County than in other Wasatch Front communities.”

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