After more than four years of planning and construction, St. Luke’s Health System recently opened the doors to its $238 million, 700,000-square-foot St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho.
The new medical center represents the first phase of the estimated $1.27 billion the health system expects to invest across its service area over the next decade. The Magic Valley Medical Center is one of the largest construction projects in Idaho and the first new full-service hospital built by St. Luke’s in over a decade.
The construction of the hospital supported more than 1,600 direct construction jobs and another 840 indirect jobs created by suppliers and construction-related services. It’s estimated that the project had a more than $600 million impact on the Idaho economy.
The new center features a number of unique environmental features including rooftop gardens, photo cells that adjust lighting and an interior design that mirrors the many faces of nature found in the Twin Falls area.
Trees used at the project were cultivated by students in the College of Southern Idaho’s horticulture program. St. Luke’s Magic Valley is also introducing Idaho’s most advanced cancer treatment technology including the Novalis linear accelerator, which allows for pinpoint treatment of some of the most difficult to treat cancers.
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