UT Austin announces new Dell Medical Center, research campus

Key Points:

• The University of Texas at Austin’s future hospital will be named The UT Dell Medical Center following a historic $750 million gift from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, part of the new UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research focused on clinical care, research, advanced computing, and AI.
• The Dells' donation is one of the largest ever to a U.S. university, surpassing $1 billion in lifetime giving to UT Austin, and will also support scholarships, student housing, and the Texas Advanced Computing Center.
• The medical center will be built on a 27-acre site in North Austin, moving from the originally planned downtown location to allow for better access and future growth, with the entire area, including the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, renamed as the Dell Campus.
• MD Anderson Cancer Center will be integrated into the UT Dell Medical Center, providing local cancer care access for Austinites who currently travel to Houston, with the hospital planned to open in 2030 and specialty programs phased in by 2032.
• UT aims to raise $10 billion to become a top 10-ranked medical center within 10 years, with support from other donors and a vision to transform patient care through AI-powered, patient-centered models emphasizing prevention, prediction, and precision.