October 2026
Walsh Construction breaks ground on Hamburg East Medical Office Building at University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky – Walsh Construction joined the University of Kentucky, UK HealthCare leaders, City and state officials to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Hamburg East Medical Office Building at the University of Kentucky, the latest step for UK HealthCare’s initiative designed to create greater access to high-quality outpatient services to serve the region.
Being built by Walsh Construction and designed by Perkins + Will, in partnership with PMB LLC and UK HealthCare, the 220,000-square-foot facility will deliver academic and medical expertise and specialized care into a community-based setting, providing a wide range of medical services and care. The project represents the first phase of a multiphase development at UK’s Hamburg East site which includes the construction of the medical office building, along with landscaped green space, an arrival plaza and parking.
Services include:
- Adult and pediatric primary and urgent care
- Multidisciplinary musculoskeletal care
- Women’s health
- Ear, nose and throat
- Ophthalmology
- Dermatology
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Rheumatology
The new facility will expand access to high-quality outpatient care throughout Kentucky, providing primary care, specialized medical services and diagnostic resources together in one location. The site will also offer expanded access to non-oncology infusion services, imaging, laboratory services and a full-service drive-thru retail pharmacy. By 2034, the facility is expected to support approximately 300,000 outpatient visits annually, helping meet growing demand and helping patients and families with care closer to home. The first patient visits are anticipated in Spring 2029.
Walsh Construction is also serving as the general contractor for the UK HealthCare Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory building, the new 550,000-square-foot-facility that will serve as the future home of the UK Markey Cancer Center, Kentucky’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Click here to read the full press release from the University of Kentucky.