New Health Services Building Project
A new Health Services Building is under construction in the county-owned Sunset Drive campus at 119th Street and Ridgeview Road in Olathe.
The facility will bring together county services from several different county facilities under one roof. This includes services from three county departments: Johnson County Mental Health Center, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, and Johnson County Aging and Human Services.
Project Background
The existing Health Services Building is located at 11875 S. Sunset Drive in Olathe on the county's Sunset Drive campus. The new facility will also be located on the campus, on a site just south of the existing building.
County services provided at the existing Health Services Building, as well as the Olathe Mental Health Office, will move into this building. Additionally, some services offered at the Sunset Drive Office Building on the Sunset Drive campus will move to this facility.
The new facility will be constructed while the existing Health Services Building remains operational. It will require a phased construction approach, beginning in spring 2025 and continuing through fall 2027. Move-in will be done in two phases in 2027.
During construction, services will continue to be delivered from the existing Health Services Building and Olathe Mental Health Office. Following move-in, the existing Health Services Building will be demolished to complete the parking and remainder of the sitework for the new facility, and the Olathe Mental Health Office will also be demolished.
Johnson County is partnering with a design team comprised of two firms, Finkle and Williams Architects and Perkins & Will, and contractor McCownGordon to construct the facility.
Project Timeline
March 2025
- Mobilization
- Site work begins
September 2025
- Building foundation construction begin
May 2026
- Structural steel complete
July 2026
- Building facade complete
February 2027
- Phase 1 Move-In: Health and Environment services and Aging and Human Services kitchen to relocate from existing Health Services Building
September 2027
- Project complete
- Phase 2 Move-In
- Mental Health to relocate from Olathe Mental Health Office
- Health and Environment's Environmental and Child Care Licensing Services to relocate from Sunset Drive Office Building
About the New Facility
The new Health Services Building, spanning 140,000 square feet, will include private consultation spaces, multi-purpose rooms to support group therapy and community health events, increased daylight and connection to nature, and welcoming features that promote wellbeing, comfort and dignity.
Collaborative workspaces will be incorporated throughout the facility to promote teamwork and communication among different departments. The facility is designed to be adaptable and flexible to accommodate future growth and changes in service needs.
The facility will also include enhanced energy efficient and cost-conscious sustainability features. This includes a water reclamation system as well as rooftop solar panels.
Specific services offered by departments at this facility will include:
- Mental Health Adult Services
- Mental Health Children and Family Services
- Mental Health Emergency Services
- Mental Health Pharmacy Services
- Walk-In Health Clinic
- WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program Services
- Community Health Services
- Environmental Health Services
- Child Care Licensing Services
- Commercial kitchen to support Aging & Human Services’ Nutrition Services