Intermountain Park City Hospital in Park City, Utah, broke ground on June 12, 2025, on a major addition to its facilities that includes a cancer center, along with the expansion of the emergency department and surgical services.

These additions will help ensure the hospital can continue to meet the needs of a growing population, along with the millions of tourists who visit every year.

Construction is expected to cost approximately $40 million, according to parkrecord.com. Jacobson Construction is the general contractor, with Inter-

mountain's design and construction team managing the project.

"We're embarking on a groundbreaking era at Intermountain Park City Hospital that will generationally redefine cancer care along the Wasatch Back," said Lori Weston, president of Intermountain Park City Hospital. "Research has shown people have better outcomes when they can receive care closer to home and this expansion will help us meet that goal."

The new Intermountain Health cancer center will span 10,800 sq. ft. and bring vital services like medical oncology, a linear accelerator for radiation treatment and 18 infusion bays.

Previously, patients had to travel outside the Wasatch Back to receive those services, and now it's close to home.

The new cancer center will be able to treat 90 percent of the cancer cases along the Wasatch Back and serve up to 1,500 patients annually.

Because patients no longer must travel outside the Wasatch Back for this care, this will open appointments for cancer patients along the Wasatch Front.

"Cancer care takes a physical and mental toll on patients and having to commute nearly 100 miles roundtrip to get care only adds to an already stressful situation," said Tawyna Bowles, an Intermountain Health oncology surgeon and senior medical director for oncology of Intermountain Health's Canyon's Region. "We hope this new cancer center will help ease the burden on patients and families."

Other hospital upgrades will include an emergency department expansion of nearly 9,000 sq. ft. and will include four new trauma bays and an imaging suite with modern equipment.

Considering the significant amount of outdoor recreation from both residents and tourists, having an emergency department that can handle additional patients is vital.

The other parts of the upgrade include the addition of new operating rooms and another two surgical rooms dedicated for gastrointestinal procedures.