Nebraska Medicine

[JohnFN]

Ah, I feel dumb for not putting it together sooner, but this scuffle, and more importantly the tension that probably stuck around after is probably a decent chunk of the reason Clarkson wants to sell.

[Samuel]

That section of the Farnam corridor is going to be so dense in the future!

[WiinterU]

That section of the Farnam corridor is going to be so dense in the future!

There are public records that show what UNMC owns and what Clarkson Regional Health Services owns. Clarkson owns comparably less. However, they do own the main building of Nebraska Medical Center, Clarkson Tower.

[mikey cee]

I was digging around on Nebraska Medicine's website tonight and ran across this update as of March 2026. What do you folks make of this? https://www.google.com/search?q=latest+ ... mA8&udm=50

[Louie]

I was digging around on Nebraska Medicine's website tonight and ran across this update as of March 2026. What do you folks make of this? https://www.google.com/search?q=latest+ ... mA8&udm=50

Was that the right link you pasted? This is just a Gemini result.

[mikey cee]

I guess I screwed up. Go back tom sleep.

[ita]

I came across an article from B2B Omaha about the UNMC/Nebraska Med merger. Here's some snippets that stood out to me.

What Nebraska’s $800M Medical Deal Means for Business

When the University’s Board of Regents approved the $800 million deal in January—$500 million for Clarkson Regional Health Services’ 50% stake in Nebraska Medicine, plus $300 million for some Clarkson real estate—the business community didn’t exactly break out the champagne.
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Nebraska Medicine’s own board sued to block the transaction. The university and Clarkson responded by dismissing the entire board and installing interim members who promptly dropped the lawsuit. State lawmakers demanded the regents postpone their vote. Omaha Senator Tony Sorrentino introduced a bill requiring legislative approval for any future university health care facility purchases over $100 million.
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The consolidation unlocks Project Health’s full potential. Nebraska Medicine’s $575 million commitment to the $2.2 billion health care facility hinges on the financial stability and unified governance the deal provides.
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The consolidation could also enhance research and industry partnerships, and provides a stronger platform for clinical trials—expanding the Med Center’s $200+ million annual research portfolio and drawing more federal funding and private sector investment to a unified academic medical center.
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Nebraska Medicine and UNMC have been operationally integrated for years—even though they are separate organizations—sharing staff, students, research, and mission. The $800 million deal simply removes the barrier of split ownership.

[BRoss]

It looks like the parking garage on the northeast corner of Saddle Creek and Farnam is on the planning board agenda for next month.

There are two items:

7. Preliminary and Final Plat approval of BRIGGS PLACE REPLAT 15, a minor plat inside city limits, with rezoning from CC to TOD-1-MX, along with a repeal of the ACI-Overlay District (portions of property are located within the FF-Flood Fringe and FW-Floodway Overlay Districts)

12. Approval of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Parking structure in the TOD-1-MX District

[nativeomahan]

Don and Millie’s closed up a while back.

[S.O.Boy]

Demolition of vacant Don & Millie's to make way for UNMC parking garage

This month, crews will begin demolishing the now-vacant Don & Millie's restaurant to make way for a new parking garage on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.

Omaha World-Herald

[ita]

Just drove by, got lost because of construction on 42nd Street so ended up driving around and through the campus. The dermatology building is already underway, the new parking garage north of Catalyst is framed up (Catalyst, by the way, looks awesome!), Admin building looks good, and there is a giant construction site for the Project Next building. They leveled the site down to Saddle Creek. Campus continues to grow and the surrounding area is benefitting as well. We need some construction footage at UNMC.

[nebugeater]

Looks like the Biocontainment unit at UNMC / Nebraska Medicine will be put to use to quarantine the US people who were in contact with the Hantavirus on the Dutch ship

https://www.ksnblocal4.com/2026/05/08/a ... cwvyWjEkHg

[iamjacobm]

Crane components were being delivered to the site of the new hospital tower today. Looked more like a crawler crane than tower crane but was just driving by.

[BRoss]

Crane components were being delivered to the site of the new hospital tower today. Looked more like a crawler crane than tower crane but was just driving by.

The Mutual of Omaha tower started with a crawler for some of the initial foundation work and to help setup the tower cranes. I'm guessing they'll do something similar here.

[Brad]

University of Nebraska Accepts Clarkson Donation for Project Health

https://growomaha.com/university-of-neb ... ct-health/

The University of Nebraska will be receiving an unexpected donation to help fund the $2.19 billion Project Health facility. Project Health represents the current phase of Project NExT, an overarching upgrade and expansion of the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s campus and facilities.

Project Health will consist of a 550-bed hospital with additional educational, training and treatment spaces. The hospital is in the early construction phases on the southeast corner of Farnam Street and Saddle Creek Road.

Last Friday, the University of Nebraska’s Board of Regents unanimously approved a donation agreement between Clarkson Regional Health Services. Under the terms of the agreement, Clarkson will donate $200 million to the university to directly fund Project Health.

The donation has been negotiated as part of the university’s $500 million buyout of Clarkson’s 50-percent ownership interest in Nebraska Medicine, directly offsetting it by $200 million.

After the buyout, the University of Nebraska will be the sole owner of Nebraska Medicine. Additionally, the new Project Health hospital tower will be named Clarkson Tower, or something similar. As a result, the current Clarkson Tower building will be renamed.

[Garrett]

Clarkson Tower won't be at all confusing haha

[ita]

I drove by the site today. With both the garage where Don and Millie's used to be an this site being/already graded, this is going to be a huge change to this part of the urban core. I already love what they have done and are doing around the Catalyst. I am just excited it is really moving forward both on the financial end and actual construction.

[Stargazer]

Do we know within a hundred feet how tall this is going to be. I've seen our speculating it could be 400 feet.. are we still thinking that?

[Nebraska>Iowa]

Do we know within a hundred feet how tall this is going to be. I've seen our speculating it could be 400 feet.. are we still thinking that?

My impression was that there was a downgrade on size/height. Just my recollection without reviewing this entire thread. I think it was financially related?

But I also noticed Clarkson donated $200 million recently. Did they do that to maintain the integrity of the entire project?

[Brad]

Student Housing had a ribbon cutting yesterday:

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[2Adam29]

Student Housing had a ribbon cutting yesterday:

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I like that the profile of the mutual building in that skyline is way off as far as I can tell

[HighWinds]

Student Housing had a ribbon cutting yesterday:

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I like that the profile of the mutual building in that skyline is way off as far as I can tell

First thing I noticed, too.

[Brad]

I think its from the original rendering?

[fly1758]

Official height is 409ft

[Garrett]

Whoa. I thought we had given up hope on it hitting the 380-400 range, let alone slightly higher haha. Is this the full above ground height or are there basements being counted?

[fly1758]

That notification would lead me to believe its above ground level (AGL), but I'm not entirely sure.

[arch_RP_planner]

Based on that Elevation, it will be 409' tall from the NW corner of the plot, ie the SE corner of Saddle Creek/Farnam. That sits around 50' lower than the SE corner of the plot, near the north facade of the Buffett Cancer Center. Given the Lied Transplant center sits atop this hill, about 30 ish feet higher than the prev. mentioned corner(elevation wise). The Lied Transplant Center is 230' tall at a base elevation of 1,195'. With an 86' difference in starting elevation, and a 179' difference in building height, that puts Project Health Sitting around 93' taller in perspective height than the Lied... This thing will be massive on most view points haha. Think how The Elmwood Tower sticks out, it will roughly be the same overall height (elevation + building height)...

[arch_RP_planner]

Official height is 409ft

Where did you see this information?

[labguy]

Official height is 409ft

Where did you see this information?

Looks like it's from a filing with the FAA. You can search for it here: https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/oe3a/main/#/search/records

[GenX]

This will make it the fourth tallest building in Omaha, 69’ shorter than the Woodmen Tower at 478’.

[BRoss]

This will make it the fourth tallest building in Omaha, 69’ shorter than the Woodmen Tower at 478’.

Nice

[Garrett]

Official height is 409ft

So based on my calculations from the previous page of relative heights:

Union Pacific: 1,347
Lied Transplant Center: 1,425
Current Mutual of Omaha HQ: 1,461
Elmwood Tower: 1,510
Project Health: 1,518
Woodmen: 1,578
FNBO: 1,684
New Mutual Tower: 1,707

So basically anywhere you can see Elmwood tower you should be able to see Project Health

[Brad]

Does the 409’ include the height of the tower crane use during construction?

[iamjacobm]

Does the 409’ include the height of the tower crane use during construction?

Was just playing around with that FAA search and saw what looks like separate studies for cranes so I think this is just for the building. For instance the new Boys Town hospital had one result for the building itself and a seperate one for the crane.

[ita]

Official height is 409ft

So based on my calculations from the previous page of relative heights:

Union Pacific: 1,347
Lied Transplant Center: 1,425
Current Mutual of Omaha HQ: 1,461
Elmwood Tower: 1,510
Project Health: 1,518
Woodmen: 1,578
FNBO: 1,684
New Mutual Tower: 1,707

So basically anywhere you can see Elmwood tower you should be able to see Project Health

That's awesome! Elmwood Tower really sticks out from West O vantages of urban Omaha, like at 120th and Center. I really hope this ends up 400+ feet.

[skinzfan23]

That’s awesome to hear it’s still going to be above 400 ft

[Huskerbum]

I sure hope this is real because the last rendering they released definitely didn’t show a 400’ tower.

[Brad]

Does the 409’ include the height of the tower crane use during construction?

Was just playing around with that FAA search and saw what looks like separate studies for cranes so I think this is just for the building. For instance the new Boys Town hospital had one result for the building itself and a seperate one for the crane.

That’s good to hear!

[Nebraska>Iowa]

Official height is 409ft

So based on my calculations from the previous page of relative heights:

Union Pacific: 1,347
Lied Transplant Center: 1,425
Current Mutual of Omaha HQ: 1,461
Elmwood Tower: 1,510
Project Health: 1,518
Woodmen: 1,578
FNBO: 1,684
New Mutual Tower: 1,707

So basically anywhere you can see Elmwood tower you should be able to see Project Health

That's awesome! Elmwood Tower really sticks out from West O vantages of urban Omaha, like at 120th and Center. I really hope this ends up 400+ feet.

Honestly at that height, it may block some of the DT skyline from the 120th & Center vantage point.

[Nebraska>Iowa]

I sure hope this is real because the last rendering they released definitely didn’t show a 400’ tower.

I suspect this is real. When permits and such are being contemplated, that's a good sign.

That being said, maybe they include an extra few feet. I cannot remember what the permits were for the Mutual Tower building & crane, but that should give us a definitive answer.