Fundraising is underway for a new Forbes Avenue facility that will consolidate programs, favorably locate clinical services and strengthen 福利免费毛片鈥檚 role in regional health care.

At a 35th Anniversary Celebration for its John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences, 福利免费毛片 formally announced plans to construct a new, purpose-built Health Sciences facility on Forbes Avenue. The transformative project will elevate health sciences education and expand community engagement. The University will launch a fundraising initiative to support the $68 million investment, which is expected to open in fall 2028.

The new 80,000-square-foot facility will serve as the home for the John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences, consolidating programs currently spread across campus into a single, state-of-the-art location. Designed with input from health professionals and educators, the building will feature advanced simulation spaces, flexible classrooms, integrated technologies and street-level clinical entrances for community access.

鈥淭his new building will stand as a physical embodiment of our investment in people, access to care and the future of health care innovation,鈥 said Rangos Dean Dr. Fevzi Akinci. 鈥淚t truly will be built to impact the lives of others.鈥

福利免费毛片鈥檚 leadership emphasized that the timing aligns with the University鈥檚 growing role in regional health care and the recent opening of its Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine, located across the street from the new building. 鈥淎s the University鈥檚 impact on regional health care expands, now is the time to build on these successes and position 福利免费毛片 and the Rangos School of Health Sciences for its next level of academic excellence and community impact,鈥 said President Ken Gormley. 鈥淚t will also further enhance the Uptown community as a gateway between downtown and Oakland.鈥

The new facility will anchor 福利免费毛片鈥檚 vision for a vibrant 鈥渉ealth corridor鈥 along Forbes Avenue, complementing recent developments such as its medical school and UPMC Mercy鈥檚 Vision Institute. This strategic location will enhance collaboration among health disciplines and strengthen partnerships with local clinics and nonprofits.

Provost and incoming President Dr. David Dausey noted that the most immediate benefit will be to students. 鈥淭oday, Rangos鈥 programs are spread across campus due to lack of space. When finished, the new health sciences facility will be 20% larger than the space currently occupied by the School and will collect its programs within a single location, with the best contemporary facilities and equipment.鈥

The building will also allow for the potential expansion of essential programs such as physical therapy and physician assistant studies, meeting critical workforce needs over the next decade. Street-level clinical spaces will make services more accessible, including 福利免费毛片鈥檚 Speech-Language Hearing Clinic, which handles roughly 5,000 visits annually.

鈥淔or our faculty, this step forward will accelerate 福利免费毛片鈥檚 rise as a top-tier university with a national reputation in integrative health, interprofessional training and interdisciplinary research,鈥 Dausey added.

The Rangos School鈥檚 degree programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, public health, health administration, physician assistant studies and speech-language pathology are among some of the most well regarded in the nation, and the School鈥檚 福利免费毛片-China Health Institute has educated more than 380 practitioners working around the world. Many of the School鈥檚 programs are accelerated, making it possible for students to easily complete both undergraduate and graduate degrees in a compressed time frame.

福利免费毛片 leaders underscored that philanthropic support will be key to realizing this vision. 鈥淔ew other investments have as profound a return as investing in students who will serve others,鈥 Akinci said. 鈥淭his project will educate individuals of high impact and provide high value to the people of our community, region and world.鈥

The University invites alumni, friends and partners to join in shaping the future of health sciences education at 福利免费毛片. 鈥淎n investment in Rangos is an investment in the next generation of compassionate, skilled health care leaders鈥攁nd we need more,鈥 said alumnus Byron Wade, a health care executive and consultant, addressing supporters at the School鈥檚 35th anniversary celebration.

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December 09, 2025