Planned $68M health sciences building at Duquesne University to open in fall 2028

Duquesne University officials say a new, $68 million health sciences facility will locate clinical services, consolidate programs and strengthen the college’s role in regional health care.

Duquesne announced Tuesday that it plans to build a new, 80,000-square-foot health sciences facility at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Magee Street that is expected to open in fall 2028.

It will serve as home for the John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences, centrally locating its programs into a single location. Degree programs in the Rangos School include physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, public health, health administration, physician assistant studies and speech-language pathology.

“Today, Rangos’ programs are spread across campus due to lack of space,” said David Dausey, Provost and incoming Duquesne president. “When finished, the new health sciences facility will be 20% larger than the space currently occupied by the school and will collect its programs within a single location, with the best contemporary facilities and equipment.”

A fundraising campaign is underway for the facility.

It will be the latest healthcare-related building in that area of Forbes Avenue, complementing Duquesne’s Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine, which opened in last year and UPMC Mercy Hospital’s vision center.

Duquesne officials say the new health sciences facility will increase collaboration among health disciplines and strengthen partnership with local clinics and nonprofits.

Officials also say the new building will make way for potential expansion of programs like physical therapy and physician assistant studies. It will offer street-level clinical spaces, like Duquesne’s Speech-Language Hearing Clinic, which handles about 5,000 visits annually.

“As the university’s impact on regional health care expands, now is the time to build on these successes and position Duquesne and the Rangos School of Health Sciences for its next level of academic excellence and community impact,” said President Ken Gormley. “It will also further enhance the Uptown community as a gateway between downtown and Oakland.”