Mount Nittany spends $2.3M on property in Centre County as expansion continues
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- Mount Nittany Health acquired a $2.3M property in Ferguson Township in July 2025.
- The health system continues to expand, including a $350M patient tower opening 2026.
- At least $564M has been invested by major health systems in Centre County to date.
Mount Nittany Health recently purchased the property formerly owned by State College Family Medicine for $2.3 million, the latest step in the health system’s expansion.
Its purchase of 2188 Sandy Drive in Ferguson Township was finalized July 31, county property records show. The one-acre property was last sold in January 2010 for $120,000.
A Mount Nittany spokesperson said the health system is “pleased to welcome (State College Family Medicine’s) patients to the Mount Nittany Health family.”
“We look forward to sharing more about our plans for the location in the future,” the health system said in a statement. “This acquisition represents another important investment in the community and reflects our ongoing commitment to providing access to high-quality healthcare.”
The closure of State College Family Medicine comes after Drs. Brian and Chastity McCleary moved away from the area, Mount Nittany Health posted on Facebook.
Mount Nittany has not shied away from new construction projects or scooping up available property in recent years.
Construction on its new $350 million patient tower is ongoing. The 10-story, 300,000-square-foot space is set to open by December 2026 and will include 168 private patient rooms, outpatient services and a parking deck.
The health system also opened in September a new $90 million, 125,000-square-foot outpatient center near Toftrees. The facility brought together nine relocated and two new practices.
It also spent $15.1 million in July 2024 to purchase 1700 Old Gatesburg Road in Ferguson Township and another $6.28 million in December to purchase 15.7 acres near the booming Benner Pike corridor. Its first walk-in clinic, 2051 S. Atherton St., opened in May 2024.
Other health care providers have poured significant money into Centre County as well.
Geisinger spent $15.5 million to construct a new medical clinic near Bellefonte and another $12 million to expand at Grays Woods. Penn Highlands’ new hospital cost about $90 million.
Put together, the three health systems have invested at least $564 million in Centre County.