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Regents approve intermediate design review for $2.19 billion Project Health at UNMC
Summary
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously approved Intermediate Design Review No. 2 for Project Health at UNMC, keeping the project within the $2,191,000,000 program statement allocation and authorizing detailed design and early procurement while stressing spending will not exceed secured funds.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Oct. 3 approved Intermediate Design Review No. 2 for Project Health, the system's multibillion‑dollar academic medical center project at the University of Nebraska Medical Center that the board said will expand clinical care, research and health‑workforce training.
President Ted Gold told the board the IDR2 approval covers detailed design of the building's core and shell, associated parking and the early procurement of long‑lead items such as air handlers and steel. He said the project remains within the program statement budget allocation of $2,191,000,000 and remains on schedule.
During discussion, regents pressed for clarity about funding and spending. A university official answered that the goal is to progress only “within the funds that have been secured and committed,” noting some philanthropic gifts will be realized over the construction period but that the university will not spend beyond committed resources.
Regent questions also noted the project's workforce, research and clinical trial implications. UNMC leaders and other speakers highlighted the project's role in training more clinicians and expanding clinical trials and said design work will better refine budgets ahead of future approvals.
The board voted to approve the intermediate design review; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote with affirmative responses from the voting regents.
The project was previously approved at program statement level (Aug. 8, 2024) and has been reviewed multiple times by the board and state coordinating officials. The approval allows the campus to proceed with detailed design and to begin procurement of identified long‑lead equipment.
The board's action does not approve final construction funding beyond commitments already made; further board reviews and approvals will be required as the capital stack and specific phased commitments are finalized.
