UC College of Nursing renovation project advances

The Cincinnati Business Courier reports that a builder is sought for a $105 million renovation of the UC College of Nursing.

Currently located in Procter Hall, the college is looking to move to a modernized and renovated Holmes Hospital located on East campus. Holmes Hospital’s 185,000-square-foot footprint is distributed over six floors.

The building is set to be “transformed from a legacy hospital into a modern high-performing home of the UC College of Nursing,” according to a project description in a Request for Qualifications document filed with the state of Ohio.

A description in the document indicates the project will allow for a “strategic repositioning of an underutilized asset into a signature academic hub for nursing education, research and innovation.”

The project will also provide a critical link with the academic health campus and provide an opportunity to create a flexible, simulation-rich environment that better supports nursing education, interprofessional collaboration and student success.

Construction costs will reach $80 million while the total project cost is slated for $105 million. The project will include interior renovation and reconfiguration of the first six levels of Holmes Hospital to accommodate the needs for additional shared teaching spaces for multi-college use along with a dining facility.

At its Feb. 24 meeting, the UC Board of Trustees approved $8 million for the design and preconstruction phase of the Holmes Hospital Renovation  — College of Nursing Relocation.  For fall 2025, the UC College of Nursing enrolled 1,194 undergraduates and 1,373 graduate students, according to the Office of Institutional Research at UC. 

The full story is available on the Cincinnati Business Courier website.

Featured top image of the UC College of Nursing at Procter Hall. Photo provided.