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University of Utah presents plans for Redwood Clinic expansion and main-hospital ED renovation; action set for April
Summary
University of Utah staff briefed the Board of Trustees on two hospital capital projects — a $23 million expansion of the Redwood community clinic and a roughly $14.7 million renovation of the main hospital emergency department — and said both will return as action items at the April meeting.
University of Utah staff gave trustees an overview of two planned capital projects on March (presentation only), saying both will be brought to the board as action items at the April meeting.
Gina Haley, presenter, summarized the Redwood Clinic expansion as a project to add exam pods, imaging and expanded patient support services nearer West Valley. Haley said the project budget is about $23,000,000, including $12,500,000 in state funding shifted from prior ARPA-related allocations and about $10,000,000–$11,000,000 covered by the university's strategic capital. She told trustees Redwood will add 12 exam-room pods, two MRI-capable radiology rooms, expanded staff support space and wraparound patient services such as financial counseling and case management. Haley said the project's operating-margin payback is “right under 5 years.”
Dan Lundgren, presenter, described the university's capital review and approval process and said the two items had been listed incorrectly under the consent agenda; the administration moved them to the action agenda for next month so the board can follow standard capital-approval procedures.
On the main hospital campus, Haley said the emergency department renovation aims to reduce "left without being seen" rates that currently range from about 4% to 9% on busy days. Planned work includes two additional triage stations, ten more patient treatment rooms, expanded waiting-room seating, a results lounge, a new triage workflow and expanded security checkpoints. Haley said the project budget is roughly $14,700,000 and that philanthropy will be asked to help cover part of the cost while the remainder would come from UUHC capital funding.
Trustees asked whether the projects will use design-build; Haley said the university will use a more traditional delivery model. Dan Lundgren emphasized the administration's intent to follow the hospital board and master-planning review steps before returning to trustees with formal motions.
No formal votes were taken; the presenters and trustees agreed both projects will be presented as action items at the April board meeting for formal approval.
Ending: The board did not take action in March; trustees were given project overviews, budget figures and next steps and were told final approvals are scheduled for April.
