SEG, Intermountain Health team up on sports performance center serving Utah Jazz, Mammoth and the public

Proposed sports medicine center in Salt Lake City. Photo: courtesy of Utah Mammoth, Utah Jazz Public Relations Departments

SALT LAKE CITY — Smith Entertainment Group and Intermountain Health on Wednesday announced a partnership that will include a nearly 60,000-square-foot sports medicine center on SEG’s developing sports campus in Sandy.

The Intermountain Health Sports Performance Center is scheduled to open in 2028 adjacent to the Utah Mammoth Ice Center and the future Utah Jazz practice facility. SEG says the campus will be the only one in the NBA and NHL combining two teams under a single ownership group with a single health care provider.

The center will offer primary care, sports medicine, orthopedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports performance science, performance therapy, advanced diagnostics and imaging, and an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center. It is designed to serve professional athletes, youth competitors and active community members.

“Partnering with Intermountain Health on this campus is one more important step in creating Utah as a destination market for professional athletes and our ability to serve the community at large,” Ryan Smith, chairman and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, said in a statement.

As part of the deal, Intermountain Health will become the official health care partner for the Utah Jazz and the Utah Mammoth beginning July 1, providing injury prevention, orthopedic care, rehabilitation, performance optimization, reconditioning and functional recovery support. Select Health will become the exclusive health insurance provider for both teams.

“Our sports medicine teams will work alongside the Jazz and Mammoth organizations to provide innovative, connected care aimed at helping each player perform safely and at their best,” Rob Allen, president and CEO of Intermountain Health, said in the statement. “This same trusted expertise is here for athletes at every level, as well as for all those seeking our care and support.”

The partnership marks another milestone in the development of the Shops at South Town, the 111-acre site SEG acquired in August 2024. With the buildings included in this announcement, the organization will have developed roughly 10% of the property — what SEG has described as the beginning of a long-term vision to transform the area into a destination for sports, entertainment and community gathering.