Intermountain Health opened a new specialty clinic and cancer center in Saratoga Springs on Monday, bringing cardiology, oncology, pediatrics and several other specialties to a single campus that already housed emergency services and a surgery center. The 48,000-square-foot facility is meant to put cancer treatment and specialty care within closer reach of residents who have long driven to American Fork or Salt Lake Valley for similar appointments.
According to Intermountain Health, the new building was constructed on the health system's existing Saratoga Springs campus, which also includes emergency services and a surgery center. The expanded campus is designed to serve residents of Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Lehi and other nearby communities, and officials say it should help reduce barriers to care, including travel times. As AF Citizen reported, Jason Wilson, president of Intermountain Health American Fork Hospital, said Saratoga Springs is one of Utah's fastest-growing areas and its residents need local medical care, adding that the new clinic brings coordinated care closer to families.
What's Inside the New Specialty Clinic
The specialty clinic portion of the campus offers cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics and sports medicine, women's health and pediatrics, per the same AF Citizen report. Lyndsey Russell, market vice president of medical group operations for Intermountain, said bringing those services together under one roof makes it easier for providers to collaborate and for patients to get care in one place, according to AF Citizen.
The cancer center itself will offer medical oncology, radiation oncology, infusion therapy, survivorship support and advanced radiation treatment, the Intermountain Health news release states. A facility page on intermountainhealthcare.org further details that patients can access chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy tailored to their cancer type, along with hematology, genetic counseling, high-risk prevention, nutrition, and palliative and supportive oncology services. The clinic is located at 358 W Medical Dr in Saratoga Springs.
Doctors Emphasize Staying Close to Home
Dr. Tawnya Bowles, senior medical director for oncology at Intermountain Health, said proximity to home matters during cancer treatment, according to AF Citizen's report. The cancer center is expected to help patients stay connected to family, work and daily life while undergoing treatment, rather than losing hours to travel between appointments.
That framing echoes language from Intermountain's own groundbreaking announcement for the project, in which officials said cancer care should be delivered close to home. The health system has made similar arguments elsewhere in Utah: its cancer center at Intermountain Park City Hospital, a smaller 10,800-square-foot build with 18 infusion bays, was opened to cut down on patients' travel to the Salt Lake Valley and is expected to serve up to 1,500 patients a year.
Part of a Wider Build-Out Along the Wasatch Front
The Saratoga Springs opening also fits into a broader pattern of cancer-care expansion tied to Utah County's growth. The University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute has a planned facility in nearby Vineyard — a more than 284,000-square-foot project expected to see its first patient visit in September 2028 — that is projected to save patients an estimated 1.1 million miles of travel per year, according to healthcare.utah.edu. That first phase is planned to include a five-story clinical care building and a three-story research building and is expected to create roughly 450 jobs.
Industry trade outlet jhconline.com reported that Intermountain described the Saratoga Springs expansion as a way to increase access to specialized care close to home for patients across Utah County and southwest Salt Lake County. For now, residents who once had to travel for cardiology checkups, infusion therapy or a pediatric visit have a single, local address to turn to instead.
