Nebraska Medicine facilities
A network of hospitals, specialty centers, primary-care clinics, and other healthcare facilities operated or affiliated with Nebraska Medicine in Nebraska.
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Overview
Nebraska Medicine facilities are the hospitals, clinics, specialty centers, and affiliated healthcare institutions operated by or associated with Nebraska Medicine, a major academic healthcare organization based in Omaha, Nebraska. The network includes two hospitals and approximately 70 specialty and primary-care clinics, together with immediate-care locations in Omaha and nearby communities. Its principal campus is Nebraska Medical Center in Midtown Omaha, which serves as Nebraska Medicine’s main hospital and its primary teaching hospital relationship with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Although Nebraska Medicine and UNMC share a campus and collaborate extensively, they are separate organizations. Nebraska Medical Center is an acute-care hospital with an emergency department and services spanning the major medical and surgical specialties. With 718 beds reported from 2019 onward, it is the largest hospital in Nebraska. The campus also contains or supports several prominent clinical, research, educational, and highly specialized facilities. These include the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, the Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence, the Diabetes Center, the Lied Transplant Center, and the Lauritzen Outpatient Center. Some buildings on the shared campus are operated by UNMC rather than Nebraska Medicine, making the overall site a collaborative academic medical complex rather than a single operating entity. The network’s second hospital is Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue, Nebraska. Announced in the mid-2000s, the general hospital began construction in 2007 and opened in 2010 with 91 licensed beds. Nebraska Medicine purchased the facility in 2016. The organization also operates or has developed outpatient and community-based locations, including Village Pointe Health Center in west Omaha and immediate-care or primary-care sites such as Chalco Health Center, Eagle Run Health Center, Family Medicine at Bellevue Clinic, and Midtown Health Center. Expansion has continued through specialty and regional projects. Village Pointe Health Center received a 90,000-square-foot addition that began construction in late 2021 and opened in 2023. The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Kearney, developed with Heartland Hematology and Oncology, opened in December 2024 after construction began in 2023. Additional future-oriented projects described for 2025 include Project Health Tower, a planned high-rise facility being developed jointly by Nebraska Medicine and UNMC in Midtown Omaha, and Gretna Landing Health Center, a proposed facility connected with a broader development in Gretna and targeted for opening in 2027. Nebraska Medicine’s facilities combine direct patient care with medical education, research, transplantation, cancer treatment, infectious-disease preparedness, emergency medicine, outpatient surgery, diagnostic services, and allied-health education. The network’s identity is therefore closely tied to the academic and tertiary-care role of Nebraska Medical Center, while its community hospitals and clinics extend access across the Omaha region and into other Nebraska communities.
History
Nebraska Medicine’s facility network is centered on Nebraska Medical Center in Midtown Omaha. The hospital functions as the organization’s main campus and as the principal teaching hospital associated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The two organizations share a campus and collaborate in care, education, and research, but operate independently. Nebraska Medical Center is licensed for acute care, includes an emergency department, and provides services across the major medical specialties. It was reported as having 718 beds from 2019, making it the largest hospital in Nebraska. The Midtown campus developed into a broader academic medical complex with specialized facilities serving both clinical and research purposes. The Lied Transplant Center was first built in 1999 as a partnership between UNMC and Nebraska Medicine. The Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence broke ground in 2002 and opened in 2005. Its 165,000 square feet accommodate emergency, radiology, cardiology, surgery, and newborn intensive-care functions. The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit was commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2005 as a collaboration among Nebraska Medicine, UNMC, and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. Its 10-bed isolation unit also supports training for healthcare professionals dealing with highly infectious diseases. The Diabetes Center opened in 2008 and integrates patient care, counseling, education, and research. Lauritzen Outpatient Center opened in 2016 with ambulatory surgery, clinics, pharmacy, and laboratory services. The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center represents another major collaboration between Nebraska Medicine and UNMC. Construction cost $323 million and the center opened to the public in June 2017. Clarkson College, an allied-health institution affiliated with Nebraska Medicine, is also located on the shared campus, while certain other buildings, including the Eppley Cancer Institute, are operated by UNMC. Nebraska Medicine expanded its hospital footprint beyond Omaha through Bellevue Medical Center. The hospital was announced in the latter part of the 2000s, construction started in early 2007, and it opened in 2010 as a 91-bed general hospital. Nebraska Medicine purchased it in 2016. The organization’s broader outpatient network includes specialty and primary-care clinics as well as immediate-care centers in Omaha and surrounding communities. Listed immediate-care or community locations include Chalco Health Center, Eagle Run Health Center, Family Medicine at Bellevue Clinic, and Midtown Health Center. More recent development has emphasized outpatient expansion and regional specialty care. Village Pointe Health Center in west Omaha added 90,000 square feet in a project that began in late 2021 and opened in 2023. In Kearney, Nebraska Medicine partnered with Heartland Hematology and Oncology on a 53,000-square-foot Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, which began construction in 2023 and opened in December 2024. Planned projects described in 2025 include Project Health Tower, a Midtown Omaha high-rise being developed with UNMC for hospital and training uses, and Gretna Landing Health Center, a proposed community facility expected to form a central part of the Gretna Landing development.
- 2025
Project Health Tower construction begins
[1]Construction began on the planned Midtown Omaha tower being developed by Nebraska Medicine and UNMC.
- 2024
Kearney cancer center opens
[1]The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Kearney opened in December after construction began in 2023.
- 2023
Village Pointe expansion opens
[1]A 90,000-square-foot addition to Village Pointe Health Center opened in west Omaha.
- 2017
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center opens
[1]The jointly developed Omaha cancer center opened to the public in June after a reported $323 million construction program.
- 2016
Nebraska Medicine acquires Bellevue Medical Center
[1]Nebraska Medicine purchased Bellevue Medical Center and incorporated it into its hospital network.
- 2016
Lauritzen Outpatient Center opens
[1]The outpatient center opened with ambulatory surgery, clinics, a pharmacy, and laboratory services.
- 2010
Bellevue Medical Center opens
[1]The 91-bed general hospital in Bellevue, Nebraska, opened after construction began in 2007.
- 2008
Diabetes Center opens
[1]The Diabetes Center began providing integrated diabetes counseling, education, clinical treatment, and research.
- 2005
Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence opens
[1]The $56.5 million clinical facility opened after a 2002 groundbreaking and brought emergency, diagnostic, cardiac, surgical, and neonatal services into one building.
- 2005
Nebraska Biocontainment Unit commissioned
[1]A 10-bed biocontainment unit was commissioned through a partnership involving Nebraska Medicine, UNMC, and Nebraska’s health department.
Products and positioning
An academic, tertiary-care and community healthcare network combining a major teaching hospital, specialized clinical centers, regional hospital care, and outpatient access points.
Acute-care teaching hospital
Nebraska Medical Center
Nebraska Medicine’s principal hospital in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska Medical Center provides acute and emergency care across major medical and surgical specialties. It serves as the organization’s main campus and primary teaching hospital partner for UNMC. The campus includes specialized cancer, transplant, diabetes, infectious-disease, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, and neonatal facilities, although some buildings on the shared campus are operated by UNMC.
General hospital · 2010
Bellevue Medical Center
A 91-bed general hospital in Bellevue, Nebraska. Announced in the mid-2000s, built beginning in 2007, and opened in 2010, the hospital became part of Nebraska Medicine after its acquisition in 2016.
Cancer center · 2017
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center
A major Omaha cancer center developed jointly by Nebraska Medicine and UNMC. The center combines cancer treatment with related academic and research functions and opened to the public in June 2017.
Infectious-disease facility · 2005
Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
A specialized 10-bed isolation and training unit at Nebraska Medical Center. It was established through collaboration among Nebraska Medicine, UNMC, and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and supports preparedness for highly infectious diseases.
Transplant center · 1999
Lied Transplant Center
A collaborative Nebraska Medicine and UNMC facility containing transplant clinics, research laboratories, and inpatient units. The center was first built in 1999 and forms part of the transplant and academic-care infrastructure on the Omaha campus.
Clinical services facility · 2005
Hixson-Lied Center for Clinical Excellence
A four-floor, 165,000-square-foot clinical building opened in 2005. Its functions include emergency care, radiology, cardiology, surgery, and newborn intensive care.
Specialty care center · 2008
Diabetes Center
A center opened in 2008 that integrates diabetes counseling, patient education, clinical treatment, and research.
Outpatient center · 2016
Lauritzen Outpatient Center
An outpatient facility opened in 2016 with an ambulatory surgery center, specialty clinics, pharmacy services, and laboratory functions.
Specialty health center
Village Pointe Health Center
A specialty health center in west Omaha. A 90,000-square-foot expansion began in late 2021 and opened in 2023, increasing the center’s outpatient capacity.
Regional cancer center · 2024
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center – Kearney
A 53,000-square-foot cancer center in Kearney developed in partnership with Heartland Hematology and Oncology. Construction began in 2023 and the center opened in December 2024.
Planned hospital and training facility
Project Health Tower
A planned Midtown Omaha high-rise being developed by Nebraska Medicine and UNMC for hospital and healthcare-training purposes. Construction began in April 2025, with completion described as projected for 2026.
Planned community health center
Gretna Landing Health Center
A proposed Nebraska Medicine health center in Gretna, Nebraska, planned as a major component of the Gretna Landing development involving Nebraska Medicine, the City of Gretna, and Noddle Companies. Its estimated opening is 2027.
Brand decisions
2025
Development of Project Health TowerStrategyBackground
Nebraska Medicine and UNMC planned a new Midtown Omaha facility intended to support hospital operations and healthcare training.
Action taken
The organizations began construction on the planned high-rise in April 2025.
Aftermath
The project was described as targeted for completion in 2026, although the final scope and operating arrangements were not detailed in the reference material.
2021
Expansion of Village Pointe Health CenterStrategyBackground
Nebraska Medicine identified the west Omaha specialty center for a substantial outpatient expansion.
Action taken
Construction began on a 90,000-square-foot addition, which subsequently opened in 2023.
Aftermath
The project increased the capacity of Nebraska Medicine’s specialty and outpatient presence in west Omaha.
2016
Acquisition of Bellevue Medical CenterM&ABackground
Bellevue Medical Center was an independently developed general hospital that opened in 2010 in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Action taken
Nebraska Medicine purchased the 91-bed hospital and added it to its facility network.
Aftermath
The acquisition expanded Nebraska Medicine’s hospital presence beyond its main Omaha campus into the Bellevue community.
Recent events
- 2025
Construction begins on Project Health Tower[1]
Other
Nebraska Medicine and UNMC began construction of a planned Midtown Omaha high-rise intended for healthcare training and hospital use, with completion projected for 2026.
- 2025
Gretna Landing Health Center announced[1]
Other
Nebraska Medicine, the City of Gretna, and Noddle Companies announced a planned health center within the proposed Gretna Landing development, with an estimated 2027 opening.
- 2024
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center opens in Kearney[1]
Product launch
The 53,000-square-foot Kearney cancer center, developed with Heartland Hematology and Oncology, opened in December.
- 2023
Village Pointe Health Center expansion opens[1]
Other
A 90,000-square-foot expansion of the west Omaha specialty health center, begun in late 2021, opened to patients.
- 2016
Nebraska Medicine purchases Bellevue Medical Center[1]
M&A
Nebraska Medicine acquired Bellevue Medical Center, adding the 91-bed general hospital to its facility network.
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