OREM, Utah—NexCore Group, a leading healthcare real estate development, investment, and management company, has partnered with one of the nation’s leading providers of healthcare service, HCA Healthcare, to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Orem. The ceremony took place on April 16, 2024.

The new ASC will span 41,000 square feet and include 10 operating rooms, making it one of the largest surgery centers in HCA Healthcare’s nationwide portfolio. This facility is designed to support the growth of HCA Timpanogos Regional Hospital and its medical providers in the rapidly expanding Central Utah Valley. The ASC joint venture includes HCA’s Surgery Ventures Group, and Central Utah Surgical Center (CUSC), an independent surgical group based in nearby Provo.

This collaboration marks another project in a series of successful partnerships between NexCore and HCA. Austin Manning, CEO of HCA Timpanogos Regional Hospital, noted, “NexCore’s involvement in markets such as Denver and Houston has been beneficial. They were instrumental in addressing initial challenges with this project and have worked diligently to create a plan that aligns with the needs of the ASC’s physicians.”

Incorporating CUSC into the building not only accommodates the group’s growth but also establishes the ASC as a premier surgical center in the intermountain region. Dr. Rob Faux, a CUSC surgeon, expressed enthusiasm about the expansion: “Our high patient volumes mean we’re constantly at capacity. This new facility will allow us to expand and nearly double our current capacity.”

Scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2025, the ASC represents Phase 1 of a two-part development plan on a 6-acre parcel adjacent to Timpanogos Regional Hospital. Later this year, construction will begin on a 54,000 square-foot medical outpatient building (MOB) featuring outpatient services and offices for HCA providers as well as independent medical practices. NexCore is the developer for the MOB and has started pre-leasing for the space.

Teaming with NexCore to deliver the project are architect Boulder Associates and general contractor Layton Construction. Debt financing is being handled by Wintrust Bank, with equity provided by a joint venture with NexCore’s co-GP Fund and physician tenants.

NexCore President Jarrod Daddis remarked, “The Utah Central Valley is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. This new surgery center, a collaborative effort between NexCore Group, HCA Healthcare, and Central Utah Surgical Center, will cater to the community’s present and future healthcare needs. I’d like to extend my gratitude to the entire team for their dedication in launching the first phase, with a new adjacent medical outpatient building to follow shortly.”

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“We couldn’t be happier about welcoming MedCentral into the family,” said Dave Blom, president and CEO of OhioHealth, in a statement. “From day one, it has felt like the right fit, clinically and culturally, and I am excited about what we will do together to improve and expand health care services in Richland County and beyond to keep care local in their communities.”

The Mansfield Hospital expansion will include a 123,000-square-foot medical office building; a 34,000-square-foot surgery department with 10 new surgery suites; two new open-heart surgery suites; 26,000 square feet of renovated hospital space; an expanded heart and vascular services including cardiovascular imaging such as nuclear medicine, echo, stress tests and PET CT; an expanded orthopedics services including bone and joint, spine, rheumatology and sports medicine; a community health education center; and a parking garage.

Construction, which began in March, will be completed in fall 2015. The Design Group of Columbus is the architect on the project and Whiting Turner, headquartered in Baltimore, is serving as construction manager.

“This significant investment will help ensure that we are able to meet the current and future needs in the six-county area that we serve,” said Joseph Chamberlain, interim CEO of MedCentral Health System, in a statement. “It is never about the bricks and mortar, but about the people. You build so that those who heal others have the facilities necessary to continue in that mission. The good that is being started today by MedCentral and OhioHealth coming together will positively impact people’s lives for decades.”

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