University of Utah Health has received approval to acquire roughly 14 acres of land at 50 N. Redwood Road in Salt Lake City, where it plans to build a new Redwood Health Center inside the sprawling Power District development. The move, approved by the University of Utah Board of Trustees, will eventually replace the current Redwood Health Center at 1525 W. 2100 S., though officials say the current center will continue serving patients as plans move forward.
As reported by KUTV, University of Utah Health plans a new Redwood Health Center. The land acquisition sets the stage for replacing the existing clinic. According to University of Utah @theU, health system leaders determined that a new facility offered better long-term capacity, and the current 2100 South building will continue serving patients as plans move forward.
A Health Hub Inside a $3.5 Billion Megaproject
The new Redwood Health Center will rise inside the Power District, a more than 100-acre, $3.5-billion-plus master-planned development led by Larry H. Miller Real Estate on Salt Lake City's west side. Per PR Newswire, the project — situated along North Temple and the Jordan River near Salt Lake City International Airport and downtown transit lines — includes planned housing, offices, retail, public gathering spaces, and a proposed Major League Baseball stadium site.
The health center's riverfront neighborhood is also getting an environmental upgrade. Larry H. Miller Real Estate announced in February plans to restore a one-mile loop of the Jordan River running through the district, tapping landscape architecture firm Field Operations — the firm behind New York City's High Line and Waterfront Seattle — to lead the riverfront's urban design.
The Health Gap Driving the Expansion
The push for a modern west-side facility comes against a backdrop of stark health disparities. Data released by University of Utah Health in 2025 showed that residents living west of Interstate 15 in Salt Lake County have a life expectancy nearly 10 years lower than east-side residents and experience twice the rate of heart disease-related deaths, according to reporting by TechBuzz News. West-side communities also face a 43% higher rate of diabetes and a 27% higher stroke prevalence compared to county averages, per the same reporting.
That gap has also translated into a heavy travel burden. West-side Salt Lake County residents collectively drive more than 12 million miles per year just to reach University of Utah Health medical services, the outlet reported, a consequence of the historic lack of local specialty care on that side of the valley. A January 2026 study by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, detailed by Hoodline, found that residents in northwest Salt Lake County face a 17.3% uninsured rate — nearly double the county's 9.0% average — with more than 16% citing cost as a primary barrier to care.
Part of a Broader West-Side Health Buildout
The Redwood project lands just days after University of Utah Health marked another milestone in its west-side expansion. On October 9, the health system celebrated the steel topping off of its 800,000-square-foot Eccles Health Campus & Eccles Hospital in nearby West Valley City, a project set to open outpatient clinics in 2028 and inpatient beds in 2029. That campus was launched with a $75 million gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, the largest gift in the foundation's history.
University of Utah Health's footprint is growing well beyond the valley's west side, too. The health system announced an agreement involving 46 acres at The Point in Draper to build a proposed hospital and medical campus, positioning itself as the anchor healthcare provider for the 600-acre master-planned community near the Salt Lake and Utah County line — a project expected to bring roughly 2,500 healthcare jobs to the area, according to the Draper Journal.
What the Current Redwood Center Offers Today
The existing Redwood Health Center at 1525 W. 2100 S. currently provides primary care, urgent care, podiatry, and specialty clinics, including the Moran Eye Center, for South Salt Lake and west Salt Lake City residents. University of Utah Health has also moved to embed care more directly into west-side neighborhoods, partnering with the Salt Lake City School District to operate a 3,600-square-foot health clinic inside the rebuilt West High School campus, offering pediatric physical and mental health services funded through a $730 million district bond voters passed in November 2024.
Taken together, the Redwood Health Center relocation, the Eccles Health Campus in West Valley City, and the Draper medical campus at The Point reflect a coordinated, multi-site strategy by University of Utah Health to close long-standing gaps in access across the Wasatch Front. For west-side families who've driven millions of miles collectively just to reach specialty care, the new Power District site represents one more piece of that effort landing close to home.
