Heather Wall

Built World

Defending the hospital's security-driven design

Salt Lake City planners say Intermountain Health's latest design for a downtown hospital falls short of the ground-floor shops and public access the company promised in a 2024 development agreement. The Planning Commission reviewed the four-building campus on Oct. 28 and took no vote.

Updated Oct 30

Built World

As of September 2026: Leading the relocation planning

LDS Hospital has anchored Salt Lake City's Avenues neighborhood since 1905, when it opened to treat patients away from the valley's coal-burning smog. After 121 years, Intermountain Health plans to move it to a new downtown campus.

Updated Sep 5