Planting Seeds of Hope: Progress on our new location in Vineyard
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At a celebratory groundbreaking in April 2025, work will advance on an endeavor that has been years in the making.
In 2024, Huntsman Cancer Institute marked 25 years since opening the first facility in Salt Lake City. Five major expansions followed, two mobile screening clinics launched, Huntsman at Home鈩 extended to rural Utah, and affiliate hospitals in five neighboring states worked to bring world-class cancer research, prevention, and care closer to where people live.
Today, Huntsman Cancer Institute is widely recognized as a world leader in eliminating distance as a cancer disparity. Bringing a Comprehensive Cancer Center to Vineyard is a key part of this work.
Years ago, leaders at Huntsman Cancer Institute reflected on the rapid population growth in Utah and the Mountain West, knowing we could not adequately meet the needs of the community from a single location. An invitation from leaders in Vineyard and the broader Utah County area identified numerous areas of alignment. These include shared goals related to health, workforce training, more clinical care resources, innovation with the business community, and Huntsman Cancer Institute鈥檚 lifesaving cancer research.
Sowing Support
Following a lead matching gift of $75 million from the Huntsman Family Foundation, numerous other generous donors and organizations have joined together to advance this community resource to a reality. The rapid pace of planning was enabled by pivotal lead contributions from organizations including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the state of Utah, in addition to a generous land donation in the Utah City development from the Woodbury Corporation and Flagship Companies.
Nurturing Community
, CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute and distinguished professor of biology and oncological sciences, shares, 鈥淲e call this 鈥楶roject Unite鈥 as it is truly a commitment of all of us together, linking arms to improve the health of our communities and end cancer as we know it.鈥
Building a Bright Future
An analysis of more than 40,000 annual patient visits from Utah County and adjacent areas outlined the priority services that will be available in Phase 1A. Huntsman Cancer Institute leaders also worked to plan how to best complement the research offerings at the Vineyard location with unique assets and talents in the Utah County community. These will work in partnership and coordination with research pillars of excellence at the Salt Lake City location, including renowned programs in basic science, translational research, and genetics. With those synergies in mind, research offerings in Vineyard were prioritized to include cancer data science and artificial intelligence; programs to reduce distance to quality care; and clinical trials to meet the needs of the community.
Planning for the project included the input of more than 400 stakeholders. The project is designed by Architectural Nexus with collaboration from Sasaki Associates and will be built by Layton Construction. 鈥淏reaking ground on the Huntsman Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in Vineyard is more than just a milestone for us鈥攊t鈥檚 a heartfelt commitment to bringing research, education, and care closer to home for countless families,鈥 says Don Milligan, MBA, executive director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute Hospital, part of 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频 Hospitals and Clinics. 鈥淭his project reflects our deep dedication to innovation and unwavering promise to support the lives of our patients and their loved ones.鈥
Harvesting Hope for Tomorrow
Peter Huntsman, chairman and CEO of Huntsman Cancer Foundation, shares his gratitude, saying, 鈥淲e will look back on this project over future generations and thank you for the lives that have been lengthened, the lives that have been saved, and the opportunity this has given Utah.
The critical research happening every day at Huntsman Cancer Institute is supported by the National Institutes of 人妻中出视频/National Cancer Institute, including cancer center support grant P30 CA042014, as well as Huntsman Cancer Foundation.