After years of construction, an opening date has been announced for UPMC Presbyterian Hospital's new billion-dollar tower. UPMC officials told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 on Tuesday that the $1.3 billion hospital tower in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood is on track to be fully constructed by October 2026. Officials said construction will be followed by a series of rehearsals in October, November and December 2026, as well as testing to ensure that the 'building’s facilities, paths of travel, and patient care areas are set up ideally before the space is used for patients.' After the testing phase, UPMC said patients will then be moved into the new space Sunday, Jan. 24, 2027.
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