The new Health Centre in the 7-storey Von Baer building in Ülemiste City will expand the range of health services offered on the campus and focus on preventive healthcare, surgery, diagnostics, and rehabilitation. The largest tenant in the new centre is the Tartu University Hospital, which means that more people will now be able to access the services of the university hospital.

The newly completed Health Centre 2 complements the existing health cluster of Ülemiste City, which also includes the first Health Centre opened in 2020, the Ülemiste Surgery Clinic, and Health Founders, an accelerator for healthcare start-ups. The health cluster is designed not only for people working on the campus, but also for patients from Tallinn, Harju County, and even further away.

According to Kadi Pärnits, Chairman of the Managing Board of Mainor AS, the developer of Ülemiste City, Ülemiste City as a 5-minute city offers everything you need within a short walk or bike ride, including healthcare services and technologies. ‘The core of the health development project is preventive health care and convenient access to health services, which is in line with modern urban planning principles that prioritise community comfort and well-being. The health developments of Ülemiste City are guided by the 3×3 health model developed by the University of Tartu, according to which the health interventions of the campus will take place at the individual, company, and environmental levels to promote physical, mental, and social health. This will make Ülemiste City even more attractive for businesses as well as employees who value the cohesive and vibrant urban environment,’ she explained.

‘As a health campus in a smart city, we want to be attractive also to foreigners, both as a service provider and as a learning and working environment. Considering that the Ülemiste health complex is one of the largest and fastest-growing private equity-funded health campuses and innovation hubs in the region, it is unlikely to go unnoticed by talent from further afield,’ Pärnits said.

In the new 9,450 m² Health Centre, around 25 service providers with more than 250 specialists will be welcoming patients. Among them is the Tartu University Hospital – these are their newest and largest premises outside Tartu. 

According to Priit Perens, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Tartu University Hospital, the move to shared premises for staff working in Tallinn has been a long-awaited one. ‘The hospital’s andrology clinic, genetics and personalised medicine clinic, including a centre of excellence for rare diseases, and the sports traumatology centre have so far been in different locations in Tallinn. In the Health Centre at Ülemiste City, we were able to bring the services of Tartu University Hospital provided in the capital under one roof, improving both the treatment conditions for patients and the working conditions for staff. As the services of the hospital are intended for all Estonian residents, the opening of the new Health Centre will allow more people to benefit from the services of the Tartu University Hospital,’ he said.

In addition to the Tartu University Hospital, the new building will also be home to the Tallinn Centre of Medical Specialists, SYNLAB, BENU pharmacy, MediPunkt, Dr. Tomson Perearstikeskus, VM Arstiteenused, Perekliinik, Valvekliinik, Ülemiste Physiotherapy Clinic, Health Tests, Med4U, Reio Vilipuu Rehabilitation Clinic, HEAL Clinic, Orthopedics and Physiotherapy, Psychotherapist Margot Eimla, Therapium physiotherapy centre, Roseni Dental Clinic, Valeo Med, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Center PSI, MEIE Family Therapy Center, and the Ülemiste Psychiatric Centre.

‘The completed health centre is not just a large medical building – its carefully considered architecture reflects the commitment of the campus to health and well-being. The spacious, environmentally friendly, and human-centred architectural solution will be a motivating working environment and will also provide a pleasant urban landscape,’ Pärnits said. ‘As in several other buildings of Ülemiste City, the stairs in the new Health Centre will invite you to use them, which means that each floor on the stairs will feature a health-themed piece of art.’

The Von Baer Health Centre was designed in cooperation with the private limited company What If. The architectural solution of the building was prepared by the private limited company Apex Arhitektuuribüroo, the interior architecture solution by the Studio Argus, and the landscape architectural solution by the private limited company Tajuruum. The main construction contractor is OÜ Fund Ehitus and the project is financed by a syndicate of SEB and Luminor banks.