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Duke Health details plan for a Garner campus with medical office, ambulatory surgery and emergency services
Summary
Duke Health representatives told the Garner council they plan a two‑building campus on 22 acres at Timber Drive East: a 60,000 sq ft medical office building due in 2026 and a second ambulatory surgery/ED building slated for 2027, with an expected 600 jobs and an oncology focus.
Garner — Representatives from Duke Health presented a campus plan to the Garner Town Council Oct. 21, outlining two medical buildings on a 22‑acre site at 130 Timber Drive East near Benson Road.
Dr. Matthew Barber, president of Duke Health Integrated Practice, told council the first building will be a roughly 60,000‑square‑foot medical office facility housing primary and multiple specialty clinics, targeted to open in 2026 if plans proceed on schedule. A second, larger building would include an ambulatory surgery center, an emergency department, specialty clinics and procedural space; construction on that second building is projected to begin in October 2026 with an opening about a year later.
Barber said the campus will include a significant oncology presence, project at least 600 jobs associated with the campus and expect hundreds of thousands of clinical encounters across the campus buildings. He said construction was planned to begin in December 2025 for the first building and that Kevin Putsafaro (senior project manager, facility planning) will be the primary contact moving forward.
Councilmembers welcomed the project and asked follow‑up questions about site size, building heights and potential future addition of inpatient beds; Barber said beds are possible in the future but would require separate approvals and certificate‑of‑need processes.
The presentation closed with staff offering to continue conversations about Duke Health’s impact on housing and workforce and to coordinate with town planning and economic development staff as the project advances.
