September 3, 2026- Intermountain Health unveiled plans for a new Intermountain LDS Hospital in downtown Salt Lake City, marking a transformational investment in the future of healthcare for Utah residents and reaffirming a commitment to serving the community for generations to come. The new hospital will be located on an approximately eight-acre site at 745 South State Street, which was previously the longtime home to Sears retail store, which closed in 2018.
The new hospital will anchor a major downtown development and provide a modern, patient-centered environment designed to meet the evolving healthcare needs of Salt Lake County, South Davis County, and the broader Intermountain region. Following extensive analysis of community health needs in Salt Lake City, patient trends, facility requirements, and long-term growth projections, Intermountain determined that constructing a replacement hospital would provide greater value and flexibility than modernizing the existing campus, which is in a residential neighborhood in Salt Lake City’s Avenues District.