Intermountain Health is inviting the community to a groundbreaking celebration for the future Intermountain Health LDS Hospital campus in downtown Salt Lake City. The free event is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, from 3 to 5 pm at the former Sears property located at 754 South State Street.
The celebration, themed "In the Heart of History," will commemorate the beginning of a new chapter for the LDS Hospital and its legacy of healthcare in Salt Lake City. Attendees will be able to participate in a ceremonial dirt-turning experience and take an interactive walk through the history of LDS Hospital, which features milestones from its founding and a preview of the future campus.
According to a November 11 statement, the new campus is designed to meet the evolving healthcare needs of patients in Salt Lake County, South Davis County, and the broader Intermountain region. The facility will focus on a modern, patient-centered environment emphasizing access, innovation, and clinical excellence.
The new hospital will be constructed on an approximately eight-acre site at 745 South State Street and is intended to serve as the centerpiece of a major downtown development. The project follows an analysis of community health needs, patient care trends, and facility requirements, which led Intermountain to determine that a replacement hospital would offer more flexibility and value than modernizing the existing campus in the Avenues neighborhood.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall stated that the new hospital will support the thriving downtown community and the entire city with improved access to world-class healthcare. Heather Wall, president of Intermountain Health LDS Hospital, said the celebration offers an opportunity to honor the hospital's history while looking toward the future of healthcare for generations to come.
During the event, attendees can learn about future hospital services, including emergency medicine, surgery, critical care, cancer services, imaging, heart care, women's and newborn care, and Intermountain Health’s Flight and Ambulance services. Refreshments and tacos from local food truck Tacos Don Rafa will be available.
Harland Hayes, MD, an emergency medicine physician and chief medical officer of Intermountain Health LDS Hospital, said the community is invited to join the celebration to help build the future together.
LDS Hospital has been part of the Salt Lake City fabric for more than a century. The new facility aims to provide exceptional care for generations to come in the Intermountain West.
