Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For New, State-Of-The-Art $1.5 Billion UPMC Presbyterian Hospital

By Heather Lang, Jessica Guay, CBS Pittsburgh

June 15, 2022

Construction has begun on what will become the largest hospital in Pittsburgh's history.

UPMC broke ground Tuesday morning on a brand-new facility in Oakland. The new UPMC Presbyterian Hospital will stand 17-stories high and have 636 private patient rooms, officials said.

The hospital will provide transplant, cardiology and neurology services, surgery, care and treatment, UPMC officials said.

"UPMC has always played a significant role in defining the leading edge of medicine and I am confident that that practice will continue for generations to come," UPMC Board of Directors Chairperson Nicholas Beckwith III.

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