Huntsman Vineyard Cornerstone Ceremony

The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Vineyard recently marked the start of vertical construction with a cornerstone celebration. Community Leaders, elected officials, donors, supports, and residents alike gathered to celebrate this significant milestone.

The theme for the event “The Rising Future of Hope, Discovery, and Healing in Utah County,” reflects the project’s purpose to create a place where patients can receive care, scientists can pursue discoveries, students can prepare for future careers, and especially where families can find hope closer to home.

The Huntsman Cancer Institute, located on the University of Utah’s campus, hosted more than 52,000 patients from Utah County and adjacent areas during the year 2025. The Vineyard location will serve to ease travel burdens from patients in central and southern Utah, and beyond.

Following the groundbreaking in April 2025, months of site preparation commenced. This included removing groundwater to enable excavation, and installing 830 deep foundation supports which will anchor the building. Foundation work is currently underway, and vertical construction can now begin. The building is expected to be fully enclosed by summer 2027, at which time interior work and system installation will move forward. The facility is expected to be completed by June 2028, and start receiving patients in September 2028.

Once completed, the 284,000sqft campus will expand Huntsman Cancer Institute’s ability to serve the intermountain region with comprehensive cancer care, research, education and more. All who attended the cornerstone celebration, were able to feel the honor and hope Huntsman brings to everyone who enter their doors.

Renderings - Architectural Nexus

Photo Credits - Heather Simonsen, HCI

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