Bringing all of its orthopedic and sports medicine services to a central location, St. Luke’s Heath System unveiled its long-awaited Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Boise’s West End on Thursday.
The 230,000-square-foot building at 25th Street and Fairview Avenue has been in the works since 2017, and was originally planned to be a hospital.
Now completed, the four-story building at 2619 W. Fairview is home to a gamut of orthopedic care under one roof, with 12 operating rooms, a walk-in clinic and a retail pharmacy to open in the spring.
The center plans to see its first patient on Feb. 20, and its first surgery is scheduled for mid-April, according to officials.
“Patients are at the center of everything that we do,” Nicole Brown, the center’s chief operating officer, said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon. “This new outpatient facility will simplify and streamline orthopedic care in the Treasure Valley.”
Many of St. Luke’s patients can now have surgery and be discharged the same day to begin recovery at home, she said.