UVA Health announced Friday that it will turn the former State Farm campus on Pantops into a 365,000‑square‑foot outpatient center, aiming for a 2028 opening.
Key points
- UVA Health bought the former State Farm campus for $37.7 million and plans to open a 365,000‑sq‑ft outpatient center by 2028.
- The health system projects outpatient visits in the Charlottesville region to reach 1.2 million per year by 2035, 300,000 more than today.
- Shifting services to Pantops is expected to alleviate crowding at University Hospital and free up 137 inpatient beds over the next three years.
UVA Health confirmed the purchase of the 55‑acre former State Farm property at 1500 State Farm Boulevard for a net price of $37.7 million, with the intention of converting the 365,000‑square‑foot building into a major outpatient care hub.
The site’s proximity to U.S. Route 250 and Interstate 64 makes it a strategically convenient location for patients throughout Central Virginia, according to the health system’s statements.
Location and accessibility
The acquisition is part of UVA Health’s decade‑long "Expanding Care, Enhancing Lives" initiative, which seeks to keep pace with surging demand. CEO Mitchell Rosner said the system expects outpatient visits in the Charlottesville area to rise to 1.2 million annually by 2035—about 300,000 more than the current volume.
Moving routine appointments and specialty clinics to Pantops is also intended to ease crowding at the main University Hospital, which operated at 91 % capacity in the 2026 fiscal year. Over the next six months, UVA Health will decide which clinical services will relocate and what renovations are required.
Strategic plan and capacity goals
Concurrent projects include finishing the top three floors of the South Tower to add beds for cancer patients, pediatrics and the NICU, as well as converting the Transitional Care Hospital on Ivy Road into behavioral‑health rooms. Together, these moves are projected to free up 137 inpatient beds at the main hospital within three years.
Reader questions
When is the new outpatient center expected to open?
UVA Health aims to have the Pantops outpatient facility operational by 2028.
How will the Pantops expansion affect the main hospital’s capacity?
The relocation of routine and specialty clinics is intended to reduce crowding and free up 137 inpatient beds at University Hospital over the next three years.
What types of services will move to the Pantops site?
UVA Health will assess which routine appointments and specialty clinics are best suited for the Pantops location; specific services have not yet been announced.
Source: 29news.com
