OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine are in the early planning stages of developing a new state-of-the-art research and patient care facility, officials with both entities said.
The project could cost as much as $2 billion and is imagined as several buildings to be constructed on the northwest corner of the medical center campus, the officials said at a news conference Thursday. Those buildings could include one or more new towers for research and inpatient care, the Omaha World-Herald reported.
UNMC Chancellor Dr. Jeffrey Gold said the plans are in the preliminary concept stages and that no final planning has been completed.
“We are just setting the stage at this time,” Gold said.
Architectural renderings and program specifics for the project are not yet available.
Dr. James Linder, Nebraska Medicine’s CEO, said the health system doesn’t believe that its current facilities are large enough to provide the care Nebraskans need, particularly as the population ages.
Linder noted that the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center was built through a public-private partnership and created a model that combines cancer care and research in one building.
“Our ability to do that should not be limited to cancer care,” he said.
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