The University of Nebraska Board of Regents last Friday approved a major expansion to the scope of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Project Health. The Board approved an amended program statement that increases the square footage of the new medical facility from 1.25 million sq. ft. to 1.5 million sq. ft. and increases the total cost from $2.2 billion to $2.75 billion.
The updated design includes an additional floor in the podium. The increase in square footage comes as a result of updated capacity numbers and to ensure patient accessibility to beds and services. Inpatient treatment at Clarkson Tower will be discontinued and inpatient care at the Lied Transplant Center will be moved to the Project Health facility…